U+1209D "𒂝" Cuneiform Sign En Squared Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒂝
U+1209D "𒂝" Cuneiform Sign En Squared is a specific glyph from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, representing the Sumerian word "en" which typically denotes a lord, priest, or high official. Its distinctive feature is that the sign is enclosed within a square or rectangular outline, often interpreted as a stylized temple or sacred enclosure, linking it to religious or administrative contexts. This character belongs to the Early Dynastic Cuneiform block in Unicode and is used in scholarly digital transcriptions of ancient Mesopotamian texts, particularly those involving deities, rulers, or institutional titles.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1209D |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign En Squared |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒂝 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒂝 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x82 0x9D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDC9D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001209D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udc9d |