U+12375 "𒍵" Cuneiform Sign Dish Plus Shu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒍵
U+12375 "𒍵" Cuneiform Sign Dish Plus Shu is a specific logogram from the Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script, representing a combination of the signs for "dish" (a vessel or bowl) and "shu" (the word for hand or a phonetic element). This compound sign was used in ancient Mesopotamian writing to convey particular lexical or phonetic values, likely appearing in administrative or religious texts to denote a type of ritual utensil or an action involving the hand and a vessel. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard as part of the Cuneiform block allows for the digital preservation and accurate representation of this ancient script, facilitating scholarly research and digital communication of historical texts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12375 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Dish Plus Shu |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒍵 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒍵 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x8D 0xB5 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDF75 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012375 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udf75 |