U+120F3 "𒃳" Cuneiform Sign Gal Gad over Gad Gar over Gar Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+120F3 "𒃳" Cuneiform Sign Gal Gad over Gad Gar over Gar is a complex logogram from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, representing a combination of smaller signs stacked vertically, where "GAL" (meaning "great" or "big") sits above a sequence of repeated "GAD GAR" elements, each signifying specific syllables or semantic concepts in ancient Mesopotamian languages. This character was typically used in administrative or literary texts on clay tablets, often as a determinative or part of a larger compound word to denote size, quality, or a specialized term related to garments or measurement. Its intricate structure reflects the cuneiform system's ability to convey nuanced meaning through spatial arrangement of wedges, and it remains of interest to epigraphers and digital humanities scholars studying the encoding of ancient scripts in modern text standards.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𒃳 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𒃳 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x92 0x83 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD808 0xDCF3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000120F3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud808\udcf3 |
Unicode Properties