U+12203 "𒈃" Cuneiform Sign Lu2 Times Hi Times Bad Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒈃
U+12203 "𒈃" Cuneiform Sign Lu2 Times Hi Times Bad is a specific logogram from the Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script, representing a compound sign composed of the individual signs for "lu2" (man or person), "hi" (mixed or combined), and "bad" (to open, separate, or an adjective for distant or dead). This character was used in ancient Mesopotamian writing to denote a particular phonetic or semantic value, often appearing in administrative, legal, or literary texts on clay tablets. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally encode one of the world's earliest writing systems, allowing scholars and enthusiasts to accurately reproduce and study these ancient inscriptions in modern digital environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12203 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Lu2 Times Hi Times Bad |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒈃 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒈃 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x88 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDE03 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012203 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\ude03 |