U+12048 "𒁈" Cuneiform Sign Bara2 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒁈
U+12048 "𒁈" Cuneiform Sign Bara2 is a specific sign from the ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform script, which was used to write the Sumerian and Akkadian languages. This particular sign, known as Bara2, is part of the standard cuneiform character repertoire encoded in the Unicode Standard to represent a wedge shaped symbol originally inscribed on clay tablets. It serves as a determinative, a syllabic sign, or a logogram in various contexts, often associated with the meaning of "shrine," "sanctuary," or related concepts, and its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital preservation and scholarly analysis of ancient texts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12048 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Bara2 |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒁈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒁈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x81 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDC48 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012048 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udc48 |