U+12074 "𒁴" Cuneiform Sign Dim Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒁴
U+12074 "𒁴" Cuneiform Sign Dim is a character from the Sumero-Akkadian Cuneiform script, representing one of the many syllabic or logographic signs used in the writing systems of ancient Mesopotamia. This specific sign, transcribed as "dim," primarily corresponds to the Sumerian word for "a support," "a post," or "an ox" and was employed in both phonetic and semantic contexts within cuneiform texts. Its use appears in administrative, legal, and literary inscriptions dating back to the third millennium BCE, where it contributed to the complex system of wedge shaped marks that recorded the languages of Sumerian and Akkadian.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12074 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Dim |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒁴 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒁴 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x81 0xB4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDC74 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012074 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udc74 |