U+12403 "𒐃" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Five Ash Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒐃
U+12403 "𒐃" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Five Ash is a numerical symbol from the ancient Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script representing the number five, specifically in units of the "ash" grain measurement. It belongs to the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block and is encoded for digital text to preserve the exact notation used on clay tablets in Mesopotamian record keeping. This glyph combines wedge shaped strokes typical of the script to denote a quintuple value, illustrating how the sexagesimal number system was applied to agricultural and commercial accounts in civilizations such as Ur and Babylon.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12403 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Numeric Sign Five Ash |
| Block | Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation |
| General Category | Letter Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒐃 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒐃 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x90 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD809 0xDC03 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012403 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud809\udc03 |