U+120F8 "𒃸" Cuneiform Sign Gan2 Tenu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒃸
U+120F8 "𒃸" Cuneiform Sign Gan2 Tenu is a graphical symbol from the Cuneiform script, specifically representing a variant of the Sumerian sign "GAN2" with the phonetic value "tenû." This character originates from the ancient writing system used in Mesopotamia, primarily for Sumerian and Akkadian languages, where it was often employed in administrative and economic texts to denote a type of container or measurement. The "tenu" designation indicates a particular form or modification of the base sign, distinguishing it from other variations in cuneiform orthography. As part of the Unicode Standard's Cuneiform block, it allows modern digital text to preserve and transmit this historic character accurately.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+120F8 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Gan2 Tenu |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒃸 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒃸 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x83 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDCF8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000120F8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udcf8 |