U+12127 "𒄧" Cuneiform Sign Gurun Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒄧
U+12127 "𒄧" Cuneiform Sign Gurun is part of the Sumero-Akkadian Cuneiform script block, representing a wedge-shaped logographic or syllabic sign used in ancient Mesopotamian writing. This specific sign, known as "Gurun," typically denotes the concept of "fruit" or "offspring" in Sumerian texts, and it also functioned syllabically to represent phonetic values such as "gurun" or "gur." Carved into clay tablets with a reed stylus starting around 3200 BCE, cuneiform signs like this one were instrumental in recording economic, administrative, literary, and religious documents across civilizations like the Sumerians, Akkadians, and Babylonians.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12127 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Gurun |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒄧 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒄧 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x84 0xA7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDD27 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012127 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udd27 |