U+12244 "𒉄" Cuneiform Sign Nagar Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒉄
U+12244 "𒉄" Cuneiform Sign Nagar is a specific wedge shaped mark from the ancient Mesopotamian writing system known as cuneiform, which was used to write languages such as Sumerian and Akkadian. This particular sign, read as "Nagar," originally represented a logogram for the word meaning "carpenter" or the act of "carpentry" in Sumerian, often associated with the noun "nagar." It could also function phonetically in various contexts. As part of the Unicode Cuneiform block, this character allows for the digital representation and preservation of these ancient script signs, facilitating modern academic study and transcription of clay tablet inscriptions that record some of humanity's earliest written history.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12244 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Nagar |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒉄 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒉄 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x89 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDE44 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012244 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\ude44 |