U+1205E "𒁞" Cuneiform Sign Dag Kisim5 Times Gir2 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒁞
U+1205E "𒁞" Cuneiform Sign Dag Kisim5 Times Gir2 is a composite sign from the cuneiform script used primarily for writing the Sumerian and Akkadian languages in ancient Mesopotamia. This specific glyph combines elements of the DAG and KISIM5 signs multiplied five times with the GIR2 sign, resulting in a complex ligature that likely represented a specific phonetic value, logographic meaning, or lexical compound in administrative or literary texts. Its encoding in Unicode helps preserve and digitally represent this detailed scribal convention, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to accurately study and reproduce ancient inscriptions from the cuneiform corpus.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1205E |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Dag Kisim5 Times Gir2 |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒁞 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒁞 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x81 0x9E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDC5E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001205E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udc5e |