U+12261 "𒉡" Cuneiform Sign Nu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒉡
U+12261 "𒉡" Cuneiform Sign Nu is a cuneiform glyph that represents the syllable "nu" in the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian writing systems, where it was used to write the negating or "not" particle, a fundamental grammatical element in these languages. This sign, which is part of the Cuneiform block of the Unicode standard, is typically formed by a combination of horizontal and vertical wedge-shaped impressions made on a clay tablet with a stylus. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital preservation, study, and accurate representation of ancient Mesopotamian texts, facilitating modern research in Assyriology and the broader field of ancient history.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12261 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Nu |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒉡 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒉡 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x89 0xA1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDE61 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012261 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\ude61 |