U+12219 "𒈙" Cuneiform Sign Lugal Opposing Lugal Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒈙

U+12219 "𒈙" Cuneiform Sign Lugal Opposing Lugal is a specific glyph from the ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform script, representing a complex or oppositional concept involving the Sumerian word "lugal," which means "king" or "owner." This sign visually depicts two instances of the standard "Lugal" symbol arranged in a confrontational or opposing manner, likely used in royal inscriptions, administrative documents, or literary texts to denote conflict between rulers, rival claims to kingship, or the idea of a dual or contested leadership. Its inclusion in Unicode preserves a rare and specialized scribal convention, offering modern scholars and digital text specialists the ability to accurately reproduce and study the nuanced political and social terminology of Sumerian and Akkadian writing without relying on modern typographic substitutions.

General Properties

Code Point U+12219
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Lugal Opposing Lugal
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒈙
HTML Hex Encoding 𒈙
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x88 0x99
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDE19
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012219
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\ude19

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