U+1238F "𒎏" Cuneiform Sign Nin Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒎏
U+1238F "𒎏" Cuneiform Sign Nin is a specific glyph from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script, representing the word or determinative "NIN," which in Sumerian can mean "lady," "queen," or "mistress." This sign is part of the Sumero-Akkadian Cuneiform block in Unicode, and its interpretation often depends on context, as it can serve as a phonetic sign or as a logogram for concepts related to femininity and authority. In the study of ancient Near Eastern texts, its inclusion in digital encoding allows for accurate representation and preservation of Mesopotamian languages on modern computer systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1238F |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Nin |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒎏 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒎏 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x8E 0x8F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDF8F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001238F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udf8f |