U+122C2 "ð’‹‚" Cuneiform Sign Sheshlam Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+122C2 "ð’‹‚" Cuneiform Sign Sheshlam is part of the Cuneiform script used in ancient Mesopotamia, specifically representing a Sumerian logogram or syllabic sign with the reading "sheshlam" or similar phonetic values. This sign falls within the Cuneiform Unicode block, which encodes wedge-shaped characters originally impressed on clay tablets for languages such as Sumerian, Akkadian, and Hittite. The Sheshlam sign is notable for its complex visual structure, typically consisting of multiple wedge impressions arranged in a distinct pattern, and it was used in administrative, religious, and literary texts to denote specific words or syllables. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital preservation and modern textual study of these ancient writing systems.

General Properties

Code Point U+122C2
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Sheshlam
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒋂
HTML Hex Encoding 𒋂
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x8B 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDEC2
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000122C2
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udec2

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