U+1228E "ð’ŠŽ" Cuneiform Sign Pirig Opposing Pirig Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ð’ŠŽ
U+1228E "ð’ŠŽ" Cuneiform Sign Pirig Opposing Pirig is an ancient Sumerian logogram from the cuneiform script, representing the specific glyptic motif of two "pirig" figures, which likely denote lions or mythological hybrid beasts, placed in opposition to each other. This sign belongs to the Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamian writing and is often found in administrative, dedicatory, or protective contexts, symbolizing duality, conflict, or balanced forces. Its encoding in the Unicode Standard under the Cuneiform block ensures preservation and digital study of this rare and visually distinctive character, which reflects the symbolic artistry of early writing systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1228E |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Pirig Opposing Pirig |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒊎 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒊎 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x8A 0x8E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDE8E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001228E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\ude8e |