U+1238B "ð’Ž‹" Cuneiform Sign Lu2 Times Shu Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

ð’Ž‹

U+1238B "ð’Ž‹" Cuneiform Sign Lu2 Times Shu is a specific composite sign from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, representing the scribal ligature formed by combining the signs for LU2, meaning "person" or "man," and SHU, meaning "hand" or "to place," resulting in a logogram that conveys nuanced concepts related to human action or agency. This character belongs to the Early Dynastic Cuneiform block of Unicode and is part of the vast repertoire of approximately 900 signs used in the world's oldest known writing system, which emerged in ancient Mesopotamia around 3200 BCE. The sign illustrates how cuneiform scribes creatively combined individual graphemes to expand the script's semantic range, serving as a visual shorthand for complex ideas in administrative, legal, and literary texts.

General Properties

Code Point U+1238B
Version Added 7.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Lu2 Times Shu
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒎋
HTML Hex Encoding 𒎋
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x8E 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDF8B
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001238B
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udf8b

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Cuneiform
Script Extensions Cuneiform
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter