U+12259 "𒉙" Cuneiform Sign Ninda2 Times Nun Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒉙
U+12259 "𒉙" Cuneiform Sign Ninda2 Times Nun is a compound sign in the cuneiform script, representing a combination of the signs for "NINDA2" (a type of bread or food ration) and "NUN" (meaning prince or lord). It was used in ancient Mesopotamian writing, particularly in Sumerian and Akkadian texts, often within administrative or economic documents to denote specific measurements or offerings related to food provisions. This character is part of the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block in Unicode and serves as a specialized glyph for scholars studying the complex logographic and syllabic nature of cuneiform writing.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12259 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Ninda2 Times Nun |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒉙 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒉙 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x89 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDE59 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012259 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\ude59 |