Manichaean Number One

𐫫 is the Manichaean numeral for one; by itself, it gives a number rather than a clear signal of religious intent. In a written number, it adds one unit: a Maḥrnāmag hymn book dated 761–62 uses it in a year number. Right-to-left layout and contextual joining can change how it appears beside other signs.

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What 𐫫 means

It adds one unit to a Manichaean number. Alone, the numeral does not establish that someone intends a religious reference.

Manichaean numerals form additive values from signs for one, five, ten, twenty, and one hundred, written right to left. The system resembles Imperial Aramaic number formation. The Manichaean script was based on or influenced by Estrangela, a Syriac writing style, and Palmyrene Aramaic. It served religious and nonreligious texts in languages including Middle Persian, Parthian, Sogdian, Bactrian, and Uyghur. A Maḥrnāmag hymn book dated 761–62 uses this numeral in a year number.

How do I type 𐫫?

Use Unicode-aware input; ordinary keyboard layouts rarely have a Manichaean key.

Your system also needs a font with Manichaean coverage. In a numeral sequence, right-to-left layout and contextual joining can change the displayed form.

Specialist historical notation, usually understood within a larger written context.

A lone 𐫫 does not prove a religious reference.