U+121D4 "𒇔" Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times Lagab Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+121D4 "𒇔" Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times Lagab is a logogram from the ancient Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, representing a specific sign that is formed by the repetition or multiplication of the base "LAGAB" sign, a common pattern in cuneiform for creating related or intensified meanings. This particular character typically corresponds to the Sumerian word "gul" or "gul-gul," signifying concepts of "destroy," "destroyer," or "ruin," and it was employed in administrative, legal, and literary texts from the third millennium BCE onward. Its visual composition features two large rectangular blocks juxtaposed, echoing the fundamental "LAGAB" shape, which originally denoted a block or a mass. As a part of the Unicode Standard's Cuneiform block, it enables modern digital representation and preservation of this ancient writing system, allowing researchers and enthusiasts to accurately render and share historical documents in electronic formats.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𒇔 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𒇔 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x92 0x87 0x94 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD808 0xDDD4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000121D4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud808\uddd4 |
Unicode Properties