U+12231 "𒈱" Cuneiform Sign Murgu2 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒈱
U+12231 "𒈱" Cuneiform Sign Murgu2 is a specific logogram from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script, representing the word for a particular type of protective deity or a demon-like entity often associated with the underworld or magical practices. This sign, read as "murgu" or similar variations in transliteration, appears primarily in lexical lists, literary texts, and incantations from Mesopotamia, serving as a distinct glyph within the complex cuneiform writing system. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital preservation and textual analysis of these ancient languages, enabling scholars to accurately represent and study the nuanced scribal traditions of the third to first millennia BCE.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12231 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Murgu2 |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒈱 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒈱 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x88 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDE31 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012231 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\ude31 |