𐀀


𐀀 U+10000, 𐀀
LINEAR B SYLLABLE B008 A
[unassigned: U+FFFE–U+FFFF]
← οΏ½
[U+FFFD] 		Linear B Syllabary 𐀁 β†’
[U+10001]
See also: Ν² and Ν³

Mycenaean Greek

Variants of the Linear A sign *08 in various inscriptions.
Minoan votive axe, 1550–1500 BCE.

Glyph origin

A continuation of Linear A π˜‡ (*08), already attested in Cretan hieroglyphs as a double-edged axe, numbered 042.[1]

Syllable

𐀀 (a or *08)

  1. The syllabogram for ⟨a⟩.

Derived characters

Noun

𐀀 (a)

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain.
    • PY Un 1320.2, .6, .7, .8, .9:[2]
      ] 𐀀 𐄋
      ] a 5
      […] five units of A
      ] 𐀀𐀐𐀨𐀺𐄀𐀀 [
      ] a-ke-ra-wo, a [
      Agelawos: […] units of A
      ] 𐀁π€ͺ𐀸𐀫𐄀𐀀 𐄉
      ] e-ri-we-ro, a 3
      Eriweros, three units of A
      π€žπ€«π„€π€π€„π€π€œπ„€π€€ π„ˆ
      pa-ro, e-u-ka-no, a 2
      Eukhanor, two units of A
      π€žπ€«π„€π€¬π€™π„€π€€ 𐄇
      pa-ro, ru-na, a 1
      Lurnas, one unit of A
    • MY Ui 651v.1 = .3:
      ] 𐀩 𐄙 𐀀 𐄇
      ] re 100 a 1
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • Also on the sealing MY Wt 712.

References

  1. ^ GORILA, vol. 5, page xxix; CHIC, pages 401f.
  2. ^ Nakassis (2013), pages 197, 253f., 260f., 371
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