U+121AB "𒆫" Cuneiform Sign Ku over Hi Times Ash2 Ku over Hi Times Ash2 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+121AB "𒆫" Cuneiform Sign Ku over Hi Times Ash2 Ku over Hi Times Ash2 is a complex compound glyph from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, specifically part of the Unicode block dedicated to early Mesopotamian writing. Its name describes a ligature that combines the signs for "Ku" and "Hi" stacked vertically, repeated twice (with "Times Ash2" indicating the duplication), resulting in a single character used in ancient texts to represent a specific phonetic or logographic value, likely related to administrative, economic, or religious vocabulary. This character underscores the intricate nature of cuneiform writing, where signs could be layered and combined to convey nuanced meanings or sounds, and its inclusion in Unicode preserves a fragment of the linguistic heritage of the ancient Near East for modern digital representation and study.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𒆫 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𒆫 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x92 0x86 0xAB |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD808 0xDDAB |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000121AB |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud808\uddab |
Unicode Properties