U+122E6 "𒋦" Cuneiform Sign Suhur Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒋦

U+122E6 "𒋦" Cuneiform Sign Suhur is a specific logogram or syllabic sign from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script, used primarily in the context of the word "suhur" which can relate to concepts such as the color red or a type of reddish wool or textile. This character belongs to the Cuneiform block of the Unicode standard, encoded to preserve and represent the complex wedge shaped writing system of ancient Mesopotamia. The sign Suhur appears in various economic and administrative texts from the third and second millennia BCE, often in lists of commodities or materials. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for digital representation and scholarly research of one of the world's earliest writing systems, facilitating the study of ancient languages and cultures without needing specialized fonts.

General Properties

Code Point U+122E6
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Suhur
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒋦
HTML Hex Encoding 𒋦
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x8B 0xA6
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDEE6
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000122E6
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udee6

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