U+12315 "𒌕" Cuneiform Sign Ud Times Bad Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒌕
U+12315 "𒌕" Cuneiform Sign Ud Times Bad is a specific glyph from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script system, representing a compound sign formed by combining the signs for "ud" (meaning sun, day, or storm) and "bad" (meaning wall, city wall, or to open). This character belongs to the Cuneiform block of Unicode and is used historically within cuneiform writing to denote complex syllabic or logographic values, often appearing in administrative, legal, or literary texts from Mesopotamia. Its structure, where one sign multiplies or overlaps another, reflects the logographic nature of cuneiform, where combinations could produce new meanings or phonetic readings crucial for deciphering ancient records.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12315 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Ud Times Bad |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒌕 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒌕 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x8C 0x95 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDF15 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012315 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udf15 |