U+12161 "ð’…¡" Cuneiform Sign Ka Times Esh2 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+12161 "ð’…¡" Cuneiform Sign Ka Times Esh2 is a logographic sign from the Sumero Akkadian cuneiform script, representing a compound formed by combining the sign for "KA" (typically meaning mouth or speech) with the sign for "ESH2" (which often relates to oil, fat, or abundance). This specific character was used in the writing of the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian languages on clay tablets, primarily in administrative, economic, and literary texts from Mesopotamia. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for the digital preservation, encoding, and scholarly study of this complex writing system, enabling researchers to accurately represent and analyze the nuanced phonetic and semantic values that such composite signs conveyed in ancient inscriptions.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𒅡 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𒅡 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x92 0x85 0xA1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD808 0xDD61 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00012161 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud808\udd61 |
Unicode Properties