U+12253 "𒉓" Cuneiform Sign Ninda2 Times An Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒉓
U+12253 "𒉓" Cuneiform Sign Ninda2 Times An is a composite logogram from the ancient Sumerian cuneiform script, combining elements representing "NINDA2" and "AN" to denote a specific semantic concept related to measurement or offerings. This character falls within the Cuneiform Unicode block, which encodes signs from the writing system used across Mesopotamia for over three millennia. While the exact meaning of this particular compound sign may vary based on context, its structure suggests it likely represented a unit of capacity or a commodity associated with the sky god An, reflecting the intricate way cuneiform signs could merge phonetic and ideographic elements to convey complex administrative or religious terms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12253 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Ninda2 Times An |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒉓 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒉓 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x89 0x93 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDE53 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012253 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\ude53 |