U+12053 "𒁓" Cuneiform Sign Bur Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒁓
U+12053 "𒁓" Cuneiform Sign Bur is a logogram and syllabic sign from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script, representing the phonetic value "bur" or "pur" and also carrying the meaning of a bowl or a type of vessel in Sumerian. This wedge-shaped character was typically inscribed on clay tablets using a reed stylus, serving as a crucial element in the administrative, literary, and economic records of Mesopotamian civilizations such as the Sumerians, Akkadians, and Babylonians. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for the digital preservation and scholarly study of this ancient writing system, enabling modern researchers and linguists to accurately represent and analyze texts dating back to the third millennium BCE.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12053 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Bur |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒁓 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒁓 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x81 0x93 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDC53 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012053 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udc53 |