U+1221A "𒈚" Cuneiform Sign Lugal Sheshig Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒈚
U+1221A "𒈚" Cuneiform Sign Lugal Sheshig is a specific logogram from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian writing system known as cuneiform. This sign represents the word "lugal," meaning "king" or "lord," combined with "sheshig," a term for a type of priest or official, creating a complex glyph used in administrative and royal inscriptions. Its encoding in the Unicode Standard allows for the digital preservation and representation of this historically significant script, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to accurately document and study texts from Mesopotamian civilizations.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1221A |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Lugal Sheshig |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒈚 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒈚 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x88 0x9A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDE1A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001221A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\ude1a |