U+12340 "𒍀" Cuneiform Sign Uru Times Gu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+12340 "𒍀" Cuneiform Sign Uru Times Gu is a specific glyph from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script, representing a composite sign formed by combining the "Uru" sign with the "Gu" sign, likely indicating a related or compounded phonetic or logographic value in the writing system. This character belongs to the Early Dynastic Cuneiform block within Unicode, which encodes the wedge shaped marks pressed into clay tablets by scribes in Mesopotamia over four thousand years ago. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for the digital preservation and accurate representation of such historical writing, enabling scholars and researchers to work with the cuneiform texts electronically while studying the language, culture, and administration of ancient civilizations like Sumer and Babylon.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𒍀 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𒍀 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x92 0x8D 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD808 0xDF40 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00012340 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud808\udf40 |
Unicode Properties