U+120ED "ð’ƒ­" Cuneiform Sign Ga2 over Ga2 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

ð’ƒ­

U+120ED "ð’ƒ­" Cuneiform Sign Ga2 over Ga2 is a composite sign from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script, depicting the graphic stacking of two Ga2 signs to form a single ligature. Belonging to the Early Dynastic period, this character represents a reduplicated form used in administrative and scribal contexts, specifically to denote a plural or intensified concept related to the fundamental meaning of Ga2, which often signifies a house, container, or a determinative for structures. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures that scholars can digitally reproduce and study this specific orthographic variant, preserving the nuanced writing practices of Mesopotamian record keeping where overlapping signs conveyed precise grammatical or lexical information.

General Properties

Code Point U+120ED
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Ga2 over Ga2
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒃭
HTML Hex Encoding 𒃭
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x83 0xAD
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDCED
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000120ED
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udced

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