U+121F9 "𒇹" Cuneiform Sign Limmu2 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒇹
U+121F9 "𒇹" Cuneiform Sign Limmu2 is a specific logogram from the ancient cuneiform script, primarily used in the Akkadian language to represent the concept of "limmu," which denotes a year name or eponym dating system in Mesopotamian chronology. This sign, part of the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform syllabary, was often employed in administrative and historical texts to mark regnal years or identify officials after whom years were named. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard under the Cuneiform block ensures that researchers and digital humanists can accurately encode and display this ancient symbol for scholarly work, preserving a key component of Mesopotamia's rich linguistic and historical heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+121F9 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Limmu2 |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒇹 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒇹 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x87 0xB9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDDF9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000121F9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\uddf9 |