U+122DF "𒋟" Cuneiform Sign Sig4 over Sig4 Shu2 Unicode Character

U+122DF "𒋟" Cuneiform Sign Sig4 over Sig4 Shu2 is a compound sign from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script, representing a combination of two basic cuneiform elements. The name indicates that it is formed by placing the sign "SIG4" over another "SIG4" and then over a "SHU2" sign, reflecting the scribal practice of stacking signs to create new or specific phonetic or logographic values. This character is part of the Cuneiform block in the Supplementary Multilingual Plane, used primarily for scholarly transcription and digital preservation of cuneiform texts. Its precise meaning in context can vary, often representing a syllabic value or a Sumerian word, and it exemplifies the complex, composite nature of cuneiform writing systems that evolved over thousands of years in Mesopotamia.

General Properties

Code Point	U+122DF
Version Added	5.0
Name	Cuneiform Sign Sig4 over Sig4 Shu2
Block	Cuneiform
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𒋟
HTML Hex Encoding	𒋟
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x92 0x8B 0x9F
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD808 0xDEDF
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000122DF
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud808\udedf

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