U+1233D "𒌽" Cuneiform Sign Uru Times Gal Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒌽
U+1233D "𒌽" Cuneiform Sign Uru Times Gal is a specific logogram from the cuneiform writing system of ancient Mesopotamia, representing a compound sign formed by combining the character for URU (meaning city or settlement) with the character for GAL (meaning great or big). This particular glyph, which falls within the early dynastic cuneiform script range of the Unicode standard, was used to denote the concept of a "great city" or a prominent urban settlement in Sumerian and Akkadian texts. Its inclusion in the Unicode encoding allows for the digital representation and preservation of ancient cuneiform documents, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to accurately study and share historical inscriptions in modern electronic formats.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1233D |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Uru Times Gal |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒌽 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒌽 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x8C 0xBD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDF3D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001233D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udf3d |