U+12308 "𒌈" Cuneiform Sign Tum Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒌈
U+12308 "𒌈" Cuneiform Sign Tum is a specific wedge-shaped character from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian writing systems known as cuneiform, which was used in Mesopotamia from around the 3rd millennium BCE. This particular sign, named after its phonetic value "Tum," represents a syllable or part of a word in the script, and it belongs to the block of Unicode characters dedicated to early cuneiform signs. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital preservation and encoding of this historic script, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to represent and study ancient texts in modern electronic formats.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12308 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Tum |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒌈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒌈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x8C 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDF08 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012308 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udf08 |