U+12006 "𒀆" Cuneiform Sign A Times Lagar Gunu Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒀆

U+12006 "𒀆" Cuneiform Sign A Times Lagar Gunu is a specific glyph within the Cuneiform block, representing a composite sign derived from the Sumerian cuneiform script. This character is formed by combining the sign for "A" (meaning water or seed) with the "Lagar Gunu" variant, where "Lagar" denotes a type of vessel or container and "Gunu" indicates a modified or crosshatched form, often used for phonetic or semantic nuance in ancient Mesopotamian writing. Used primarily in the Sumerian and Akkadian languages, this sign appears on clay tablets to convey complex syllables, words, or determinatives related to liquids, containers, or ritual objects. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard preserves a part of the world's earliest known writing system for modern digital representation, allowing scholars and enthusiasts to accurately reproduce and study ancient cuneiform texts.

General Properties

Code Point U+12006
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign A Times Lagar Gunu
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒀆
HTML Hex Encoding 𒀆
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x80 0x86
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDC06
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012006
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udc06

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Cuneiform
Script Extensions Cuneiform
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter