U+12360 "𒍠" Cuneiform Sign Zag Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+12360 "𒍠" Cuneiform Sign Zag is a glyph from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian writing system known as cuneiform, where it represents the syllabic or logographic value for "zag" or "zág," which translates to "boundary," "side," or "edge" in Sumerian. This sign is part of the Cuneiform block in the Unicode standard, encoded to facilitate digital preservation and study of Mesopotamian texts. It was used extensively in administrative, legal, and literary documents inscribed on clay tablets, often marking territorial limits or conceptual boundaries in economic and mythological contexts. The inclusion of this character in Unicode allows modern scholars and enthusiasts to accurately represent and search ancient inscriptions in electronic formats, bridging millennia of written history with contemporary digital technology.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𒍠 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𒍠 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x92 0x8D 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD808 0xDF60 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00012360 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud808\udf60 |
Unicode Properties