U+121BE "𒆾" Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times An Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒆾
U+121BE "𒆾" Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times An is a compound sign from the ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform script, formed by combining the sign LAGAB (representing a block or enclosure) with the sign AN (meaning "sky" or "god"), often used to denote divinity or celestial concepts. This specific ligature appears in Sumerian and Akkadian texts, where it could serve as a logogram or determinative in writing words related to heaven or deities, reflecting the scribal practice of merging signs to represent complex ideas efficiently on clay tablets.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+121BE |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times An |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒆾 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒆾 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x86 0xBE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDDBE |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000121BE |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\uddbe |