U+12320 "𒌠" Cuneiform Sign Um Times Sha3 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+12320 "𒌠" Cuneiform Sign Um Times Sha3 is a complex sign from the Sumero‑Akkadian cuneiform script, representing a compound of the signs UM and SHA3. It was used primarily in the writing of the Sumerian and Akkadian languages on clay tablets in ancient Mesopotamia, often within administrative, legal, or literary contexts. This character is encoded in the Cuneiform block of the Unicode Standard, preserving the detailed wedge‑shaped strokes that modern digital typography reconstructs from historical inscriptions. Its inclusion allows scholars and enthusiasts to accurately represent and study the nuances of cuneiform texts in electronic formats.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12320 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Um Times Sha3 |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒌠 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒌠 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x8C 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDF20 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012320 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udf20 |