U+122EC "𒋬" Cuneiform Sign Ta Asterisk Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+122EC "𒋬" Cuneiform Sign Ta Asterisk is a specific glyph used in the ancient cuneiform writing system of Mesopotamia, representing a distinct form of the syllable "ta" as employed in scripts such as Sumerian and Akkadian. This character belongs to the Cuneiform block of the Unicode standard, which encodes thousands of wedge shaped signs drawn from historical inscriptions, tablets, and lexicons. The "Asterisk" in its name indicates a variation or special marking in scholarly transcriptions, often used to denote a particular reading or phonetic nuance in cuneiform texts. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that researchers, linguists, and digital humanists can accurately represent and share ancient writings on modern computer systems without loss of fidelity.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𒋬 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𒋬 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x92 0x8B 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD808 0xDEEC |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000122EC |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud808\udeec |
Unicode Properties