Graphical representation of the Carian Unicode block

Carian is a Unicode block containing the Masson set and four additional characters for writing the ancient Carian language in Caria and Egypt, where the Carians served as mercenaries.

Carian[1][2] (PDF)
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U+102Ax𐊠𐊡𐊢𐊣𐊤𐊥𐊦𐊧𐊨𐊩𐊪𐊫𐊬𐊭𐊮𐊯
U+102Bx𐊰𐊱𐊲𐊳𐊴𐊵𐊶𐊷𐊸𐊹𐊺𐊻𐊼𐊽𐊾𐊿
U+102Cx𐋀𐋁𐋂𐋃𐋄𐋅𐋆𐋇𐋈𐋉𐋊𐋋𐋌𐋍𐋎𐋏
U+102Dx𐋐
Notes 1.^ As of Unicode version 17.0 2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

History

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

VersionFinal code pointsCountL2 IDWG2 IDDocument
5.1U+102A0..102D049Bunz, Carl-Martin (2000-03-01), Scripts from the Past in Future Versions of Unicode
Bunz, Carl-Martin (2000-04-26), Further comments on historic scripts
Everson, Michael (2005-04-27), Proposal for encoding the Carian script in the UCS
Everson, Michael (2005-08-31), Old Anatolian scripts
Everson, Michael (2006-01-12), Proposal to encode the Carian script in the SMP of the UCS
Moore, Lisa (2006-02-13), "C.2", UTC #106 Minutes
, )Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2006-02-16), "7.4.2", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 47, Sophia Antipolis, France; 2005-09-12/15
, )Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2006-08-25), "M48.8", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 48, Mountain View, CA, USA; 2006-04-24/27