U+121FD "𒇽" Cuneiform Sign Lu2 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒇽
U+121FD "𒇽" Cuneiform Sign Lu2 is a specific Sumerian logogram from the Cuneiform script, which was used for writing several ancient languages of Mesopotamia, most notably Sumerian and Akkadian. This sign, read as "lu2" in Sumerian, primarily means "person," "man," or "human being," and it appears frequently in cuneiform texts to denote individuals, people, or titles, often as a determinative or a standalone noun in economic, administrative, and literary records. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital representation and preservation of this ancient writing system, facilitating modern scholarship and digital humanities projects focused on the study of early human civilization and language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+121FD |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Lu2 |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒇽 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒇽 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x87 0xBD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDDFD |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000121FD |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\uddfd |