U+12293 "ð’Š“" Cuneiform Sign Sa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ð’Š“
U+12293 "ð’Š“" Cuneiform Sign Sa is a glyph from the ancient writing system of Mesopotamia, specifically belonging to the Sumero Akkadian cuneiform script used primarily for the Sumerian and Akkadian languages. This sign represents the phonetic value "sa" and could function as a syllabic character within cuneiform texts, often appearing in administrative, legal, and literary records inscribed on clay tablets. Its inclusion in Unicode preserves a vital piece of human history, allowing for digital representation and study of one of the world's earliest known writing systems, which dates back over five thousand years.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12293 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Sa |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒊓 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒊓 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x8A 0x93 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDE93 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012293 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\ude93 |