U+1209A "ð’‚š" Cuneiform Sign En Times Me Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

ð’‚š

U+1209A "ð’‚š" Cuneiform Sign En Times Me is a specific sign from the Sumerian cuneiform script, representing a compound grapheme that combines the EN sign with the ME sign, read as "en times me" where one sign appears within another. This character belongs to the Sumero-Akkadian Cuneiform block and encodes a logographic or syllabic value used in the writing systems of ancient Mesopotamia. It was likely employed in administrative, religious, or literary texts to denote a specific word or concept, such as a divine title or ritual term, reflecting the complex ligatures that scribes developed to represent composite ideas efficiently. The inclusion of this sign in the Unicode standard allows for its digital representation and preservation, supporting scholarly work in Assyriology and the study of ancient Near Eastern languages.

General Properties

Code Point U+1209A
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign En Times Me
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒂚
HTML Hex Encoding 𒂚
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x82 0x9A
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDC9A
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001209A
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udc9a

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Cuneiform
Script Extensions Cuneiform
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter