U+1226C "𒉬" Cuneiform Sign Nun Crossing Nun Lagar over Lagar Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒉬

U+1226C "𒉬" Cuneiform Sign Nun Crossing Nun Lagar over Lagar is a complex glyph from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, representing a ligature or composite sign formed by the superimposition of two basic signs, specifically the sign "Nun" crossing or overlying another "Nun" and the sign "Lagar" placed above a second "Lagar." This intricate combination was employed in the writing of the Sumerian and Akkadian languages on clay tablets, primarily in administrative, economic, and literary texts from ancient Mesopotamia. The sign illustrates the scribal practice of creating visually dense symbols to convey specific phonetic values or logographic meanings, often related to concepts of abundance, storage, or priestly offices involving the term "lagar." As part of the Unicode Standard's Cuneiform block, U+1226C enables the digital preservation and scholarly study of this historically significant script.

General Properties

Code Point U+1226C
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Nun Crossing Nun Lagar over Lagar
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒉬
HTML Hex Encoding 𒉬
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x89 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDE6C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001226C
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\ude6c

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Cuneiform
Script Extensions Cuneiform
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter