U+12188 "𒆈" Cuneiform Sign Ka Times U2 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒆈
U+12188 "𒆈" Cuneiform Sign Ka Times U2 is part of the Cuneiform script block, specifically representing a compound logographic sign in Sumerian and Akkadian writing systems. This character combines the phonetic or semantic elements of "Ka" with "U2," suggesting a meaning related to concepts like "mouth" or "speech" (from Ka) and "plant" or "grain" (from U2). Such composite signs were used in cuneiform to convey specific syllables or words, often with nuanced meanings in administrative, religious, or literary texts from ancient Mesopotamia. Originating from wedge-shaped marks pressed into clay tablets, this cuneiform sign dates back to around the 3rd millennium BCE.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12188 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Ka Times U2 |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒆈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒆈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x86 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDD88 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012188 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udd88 |