U+12296 "ð’Š–" Cuneiform Sign Sag Times A Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+12296 "ð’Š–" Cuneiform Sign Sag Times A is a specific logographic or syllabic sign from the ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform script, representing the combination of the "SAG" sign (meaning "head" or "top") overlaid with the "A" sign (meaning "water" or "son"), and its phonetic reading and meaning could vary based on context, such as being used in the writing of personal names or specialized vocabulary in Sumerian or Akkadian texts. This character belongs to the "Cuneiform" Unicode block (U+12000 to U+123FF), which encodes over 900 signs from the original script used for centuries across the ancient Near East. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the standardized digital representation and exchange of these historically significant symbols for academic research, digital humanities projects, and the study of early writing systems.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𒊖 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𒊖 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x92 0x8A 0x96 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD808 0xDE96 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00012296 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud808\ude96 |
Unicode Properties