U+121D9 "𒇙" Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times Me Plus En Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒇙

U+121D9 "𒇙" Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times Me Plus En is a specific glyph from the Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script system, representing a compound sign formed by combining the basic sign LAGAB with the signs ME and EN. This character belongs to the early writing system used in ancient Mesopotamia and was typically employed as a logogram or a complex determinative in inscriptions, likely conveying a specialized phonetic or semantic value related to administrative, religious, or lexical texts. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for the precise digital representation and preservation of these ancient scripts, facilitating modern scholarship and digital humanities work. The compound nature of the sign reflects the cuneiform tradition of creating new meanings by stacking or layering simpler signs within a single inscribed wedge-formed unit.

General Properties

Code Point U+121D9
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times Me Plus En
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒇙
HTML Hex Encoding 𒇙
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x87 0x99
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDDD9
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000121D9
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\uddd9

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