U+12314 "𒌔" Cuneiform Sign Ud Kushu2 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒌔
U+12314 "𒌔" Cuneiform Sign Ud Kushu2 is a specific glyph from the cuneiform script, representing a complex sign used in ancient Mesopotamian writing systems. This particular character combines the "Ud" sun or day sign with "Kushu2," likely indicating a specific phonetic or semantic value related to light, time, or a derived concept in the Sumerian or Akkadian languages. As part of the Unicode standard's Cuneiform block, it ensures digital preservation and scholarly access to one of humanity's earliest writing traditions, though its exact usage may require context from ancient cuneiform tablets and linguistic research.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12314 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Ud Kushu2 |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒌔 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒌔 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x8C 0x94 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDF14 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012314 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udf14 |