U+12015 "𒀕" Cuneiform Sign Ab Gunu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒀕
U+12015 "𒀕" Cuneiform Sign Ab Gunu is a cuneiform script character from the Sumero-Akkadian tradition, specifically a variant of the sign "ab" (𒀊) that has been modified with a gunu or "hatching" pattern, typically indicating a phonetic or determinative nuance in its use. This glyph was employed in writing the Sumerian and Akkadian languages, often appearing in administrative, legal, and literary texts inscribed on clay tablets in ancient Mesopotamia. The gunu marker, represented by additional wedge strokes, could signify a different reading or a more specific meaning, such as a place name, a deity, or a specialized term, thereby enriching the scribal system's capacity to convey exact phonetic and semantic information.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12015 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Ab Gunu |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒀕 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒀕 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x80 0x95 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDC15 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012015 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udc15 |