U+12003 "𒀃" Cuneiform Sign A Times Gan2 Tenu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒀃
U+12003 "𒀃" Cuneiform Sign A Times Gan2 Tenu is a specific logogram from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, used primarily in ancient Mesopotamia for writing the Sumerian and Akkadian languages. This sign represents a composite glyph where the character for "A" is combined with a modified or "tenu" form of the sign "GAN2," effectively creating a distinct compound symbol. In cuneiform texts, such ligatures often denoted specialized phonetic values or semantic nuances, though "A Times Gan2 Tenu" is relatively rare and its precise phonetic or lexical use remains partially understood by scholars. It belongs to the standard cuneiform repertoire encoded in the Unicode Standard, allowing for digital representation of ancient inscriptions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12003 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign A Times Gan2 Tenu |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒀃 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒀃 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x80 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDC03 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012003 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udc03 |