U+12209 "𒈉" Cuneiform Sign Lu2 Times La Plus Ash Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+12209 "𒈉" Cuneiform Sign Lu2 Times La Plus Ash is a compound logogram from the Sumerian cuneiform script, composed of the signs for "lu2" (man or person), "la" (a phonetic or semantic element), and "ash" (a single wedge or one), recorded in the supplementary repertoire of the ancient writing system. Its name explicitly describes its graphic construction, featuring the "lu2" sign multiplied by the conjunction of "la" with the addition of "ash". This character was used in administrative, legal, or literary texts to represent a specific lexical entry or proper noun, typically in the context of the late third to early second millennium BCE. The inclusion of this glyph in the Unicode Standard ensures its digital preservation and allows for scholarly research and reproduction of cuneiform documents across modern computing platforms.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𒈉 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𒈉 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x92 0x88 0x89 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD808 0xDE09 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00012209 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud808\ude09 |
Unicode Properties