U+120E8 "𒃨" Cuneiform Sign Ga2 Times Sum Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒃨
U+120E8 "𒃨" Cuneiform Sign Ga2 Times Sum is a representation from the ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform script, specifically belonging to the Sumerian and Akkadian writing systems used primarily for recording the Sumerian language. This particular sign is a compound or ligature, formed by combining the cuneiform signs "GA2" and "SUM" into a single character, where "GA2" often denotes a house, building, or enclosure, and "SUM" typically signifies a gift or to give. The character was used in administrative, economic, and literary texts on clay tablets, and its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitize this early form of human writing for modern scholars, linguists, and enthusiasts studying ancient Near Eastern civilizations.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+120E8 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Ga2 Times Sum |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒃨 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒃨 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x83 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDCE8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000120E8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udce8 |