U+12238 "𒈸" Cuneiform Sign Mush Crossing Mush Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒈸
U+12238 "𒈸" Cuneiform Sign Mush Crossing Mush is a specific glyph from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script, representing a ligature or graphic combination where the sign for "Mush" (often associated with a serpent or dragon) is crossed or intertwined with another instance of itself. This rare character is part of the Cuneiform block in Unicode, which encodes the wedge-shaped writing system used in Mesopotamia. Its unique name indicates a visual or conceptual doubling, likely used in administrative, religious, or mythological texts to denote a compound meaning or emphasize the entity of a serpentine deity or symbol, preserving a fragment of the complex symbolic logic of early writing systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12238 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Mush Crossing Mush |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒈸 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒈸 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x88 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDE38 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012238 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\ude38 |