U+12279 "𒉹" Cuneiform Sign Nunuz Kisim5 Times Bi U Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒉹

U+12279 "𒉹" Cuneiform Sign Nunuz Kisim5 Times Bi U is a specific grapheme from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, used to represent a compound or complex sign in ancient Mesopotamian writing. Its name indicates that it is composed of the sign NUNUZ (often associated with the concept of "egg" or "progeny") combined with KISIM5 and the numerical notation TIMES BI U, suggesting a multiplicative or syllabic value in administrative or lexical texts. This character belongs to the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block of Unicode, which encodes both numeric notations and specialized logograms from the cuneiform corpus, and its inclusion in the standard allows for the accurate digital representation of ancient inscriptions, especially those dealing with economic records, ritual formulas, or scholarly lists.

General Properties

Code Point U+12279
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Nunuz Kisim5 Times Bi U
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒉹
HTML Hex Encoding 𒉹
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x89 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDE79
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012279
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\ude79

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