Aegean Numbers (Unicode Block)
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Aegean Numbers is a
Unicode block A Unicode block is one of several contiguous ranges of numeric character codes (code points) of the Unicode character set that are defined by the Unicode Consortium for administrative and documentation purposes. Typically, proposals such as the ad ...
containing punctuation, number, and unit characters for Linear A,
Linear B Linear B was a syllabic script used for writing in Mycenaean Greek, the earliest attested form of Greek. The script predates the Greek alphabet by several centuries. The oldest Mycenaean writing dates to about 1400 BC. It is descended from ...
, and the Cypriot syllabary, together
Aegean numerals Aegean numbers was an additive sign-value numeral system used by the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations. They are attested in Linear A and Linear B scripts. They may have survived in the Cypro-Minoan script, where a single sign with "100" val ...
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History

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Aegean Numbers block:


References

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