U+1207F "𒁿" Cuneiform Sign Dub Times Esh2 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒁿
U+1207F "𒁿" Cuneiform Sign Dub Times Esh2 is a specific character in the Cuneiform block of the Unicode Standard, representing a compound Sumerian sign formed by combining the DUB sign with the ÉSH sign multiplied or emphasized. This ligature was used in ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform writing to convey a particular syllabic or logographic value, likely representing a word or syllable related to the original meanings of its components, such as "tablet" or "sanctuary" from DUB and "shrine" or "temple" from ÉSH. As part of the Unicode encoding for cuneiform, this character helps preserve and digitally represent one of the world's earliest writing systems, allowing for modern text processing and scholarly study of ancient texts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1207F |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Dub Times Esh2 |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒁿 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒁿 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x81 0xBF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDC7F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001207F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udc7f |