U+121DE "𒇞" Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times Shita Plus Gish Tenu Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒇞

U+121DE "𒇞" Cuneiform Sign Lagab Times Shita Plus Gish Tenu is a rarely used, graphically complex sign from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, specifically part of the Unicode Standard's Supplemental Cuneiform block. This character represents a composite logogram formed by combining the base sign LAGAB with the inside sign SHITA and the appended phonetic or determinative element GISH, with the "tenu" marker indicating a weakened or altered reading. It falls within the range of early Sumerian administrative and lexical texts where precise combinations of wedges denoted specific commodities, measurements, or compound terms. Its encoding helps scholars digitally archive and preserve obscure Mesopotamian inscriptions that are essential for understanding ancient economic and linguistic practices.

General Properties

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

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒇞
HTML Hex Encoding 𒇞
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x87 0x9E
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDDDE
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000121DE
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\uddde

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