U+12012 "ð’€’" Cuneiform Sign Ab Times Lagab Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+12012 "ð’€’" Cuneiform Sign Ab Times Lagab is a compound glyph from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, specifically formed by combining the sign for "ab" (meaning sea, water, or a common root) with the sign "lagab" (representing a block or the concept of totality), likely creating a unique logographic or syllabic value used in administrative, legal, or literary texts from ancient Mesopotamia. This character belongs to the Cuneiform block of the Unicode standard, which encodes thousands of wedge-shaped symbols originally impressed on clay tablets, and it illustrates the complex, composite nature of the writing system where multiple basic signs could be stacked or merged to convey more specific meanings or sounds. While its precise phonetic or semantic reading may vary depending on context, it represents a specialized piece of linguistic heritage from civilizations such as Sumer, Akkad, and Babylon, allowing modern digital preservation and study of ancient texts.

General Properties

Code Point U+12012
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Ab Times Lagab
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒀒
HTML Hex Encoding 𒀒
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x80 0x92
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDC12
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012012
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udc12

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