U+120E3 "𒃣" Cuneiform Sign Ga2 Times Sal Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+120E3 "𒃣" Cuneiform Sign Ga2 Times Sal is a compound cuneiform glyph from the Mesopotamian script, representing the complex sign formed by the combination of the GA2 and SAL signs. This character belongs to the Cuneiform block of the Unicode standard and is encoded in Plane 1 of the Supplementary Multilingual Plane, reflecting the writing system used for Sumerian and Akkadian languages primarily in ancient Mesopotamia. In its historical context, the sign "GA2" often denotes houses, temples, or containers, while "SAL" typically signifies a woman or female aspect, though the compounded form may carry specific phonetic or logographic values, such as the syllable "muru" or the word "house" in administrative or literary texts. As an example of the intricate ligature and sign combinations prevalent in cuneiform writing, U+120E3 serves to preserve a small fragment of the linguistic and cultural heritage of early urban civilizations.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𒃣 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𒃣 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x92 0x83 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD808 0xDCE3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000120E3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud808\udce3 |
Unicode Properties