U+12078 "𒁸" Cuneiform Sign Din Kaskal U Gunu Dish Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒁸
U+12078 "𒁸" Cuneiform Sign Din Kaskal U Gunu Dish is a specific logogram from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script, used primarily in the writing system of Mesopotamia. This complex sign combines elements that represent the meanings of "Din" (often associated with life or judgment), "Kaskal" (meaning path or journey), "U" (a common phonetic or determinative element), and "Gunu Dish" (a notation indicating a variant or shaded form of the sign). Its inclusion in Unicode enables digital preservation and accurate representation of ancient texts, allowing scholars and enthusiasts to study and display this character in modern computing environments without losing its historical and linguistic significance.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12078 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Din Kaskal U Gunu Dish |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒁸 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒁸 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x81 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDC78 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012078 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udc78 |