U+1200A "𒀊" Cuneiform Sign Ab Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒀊
U+1200A "𒀊" Cuneiform Sign Ab is a specific character from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script used primarily in ancient Mesopotamia. This sign represents the syllable "ab" and was also employed as a logogram for the word meaning "sea" or "water," reflecting its connection to the Sumerian term *ab* for a body of water. Part of the Early Dynastic cuneiform syllabary, it was inscribed on clay tablets using a wedge-shaped stylus and appears in monumental inscriptions as well as administrative and literary texts, serving as a fundamental building block for writing in languages such as Sumerian and Akkadian.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1200A |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Ab |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒀊 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒀊 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x80 0x8A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDC0A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001200A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udc0a |