U+1219E "𒆞" Cuneiform Sign Kaskal over Kaskal Lagab Times U over Lagab Times U Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1219E "𒆞" Cuneiform Sign Kaskal over Kaskal Lagab Times U over Lagab Times U is a rare and structurally complex sign from the Cuneiform script, used primarily in the Sumerian and Akkadian writing systems of ancient Mesopotamia. It visually represents the combination of multiple smaller cuneiform elements, including the sign KASKAL (often meaning "road" or "journey") repeated over a stacked arrangement of the LAGAB sign and the U sign, indicating a highly specialized phonetic or semantic usage, likely in administrative or religious texts. This character belongs to the Cuneiform block of the Unicode standard and serves as a digital representation for scholars and linguists studying the intricate logographic and syllabic nature of ancient cuneiform writing.

General Properties

Code Point U+1219E
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Kaskal over Kaskal Lagab Times U over Lagab Times U
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒆞
HTML Hex Encoding 𒆞
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x86 0x9E
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDD9E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001219E
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udd9e

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Cuneiform
Script Extensions Cuneiform
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter