U+12344 "𒍄" Cuneiform Sign Uru Times Ish Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒍄
U+12344 "𒍄" Cuneiform Sign Uru Times Ish is a specific glyph from the ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform script, representing a compound sign formed by combining the cuneiform signs for "uru" (city or settlement) and "ish" (often associated with fire or heat, or a phonetic element). This character belongs to the Cuneiform Unicode block, which encodes signs from the Sumerian, Akkadian, and other ancient languages of the region. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard allows for the digital representation and scholarly preservation of this historical writing system, enabling researchers to study and share texts that reference concepts like urban spaces or specific names in context.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12344 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Uru Times Ish |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒍄 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒍄 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x8D 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDF44 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012344 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udf44 |