U+121A9 "𒆩" Cuneiform Sign Kisim5 over Kisim5 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒆩
U+121A9 "𒆩" Cuneiform Sign Kisim5 over Kisim5 is a compound cuneiform glyph from the standardized repertoire of Sumero-Akkadian script, specifically part of the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block. It represents a stacked arrangement of two "Kisim5" signs, where one is placed vertically above the other, a ligature used in ancient Mesopotamian writing to denote a specific phonetic or logographic value, likely tied to administrative or economic records. This character illustrates the scribal practice of combining signs to create new meanings or clarify pronunciation in the complex writing system of the cuneiform tradition.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+121A9 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Kisim5 over Kisim5 |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒆩 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒆩 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x86 0xA9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDDA9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000121A9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udda9 |