U+12073 "𒁳" Cuneiform Sign Dib Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒁳
U+12073 "𒁳" Cuneiform Sign Dib is a cuneiform symbol used in the ancient writing system of Sumer, Akkad, and other Mesopotamian cultures, typically representing the syllable or morpheme "dib" or related concepts such as "to pass," "to go," or "to cross." This sign was inscribed on clay tablets using a wedge-shaped reed stylus and is part of the Unicode Standard's Cuneiform block, which was added to allow for the digital encoding and preservation of this historically significant script. Its inclusion in Unicode helps scholars and digital humanists accurately represent and study texts from the ancient Near East, facilitating research into languages like Sumerian and Akkadian that relied on cuneiform for over three millennia.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12073 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Dib |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒁳 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒁳 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x81 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDC73 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012073 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udc73 |