U+1229D "𒊝" Cuneiform Sign Sag Times Mi Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒊝

U+1229D "𒊝" Cuneiform Sign Sag Times Mi is a specific glyph from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script system, representing a ligature or compound sign formed by combining the common signs SAG (meaning "head" or "top") and MI (meaning "dark" or "night"). This character was primarily used in the writing of the Sumerian and Akkadian languages on clay tablets in Mesopotamia from the late 4th millennium BCE onward. As part of the Unicode Standard's Cuneiform block, it allows for the digital encoding and preservation of this ancient writing, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to accurately reproduce and study historical texts in modern computing environments.

General Properties

Code Point U+1229D
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Sag Times Mi
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒊝
HTML Hex Encoding 𒊝
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x8A 0x9D
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDE9D
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001229D
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\ude9d

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