U+12405 "𒐅" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Seven Ash Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒐅
U+12405 "𒐅" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Seven Ash is a graphical representation of the numeral seven in the ancient cuneiform script, specifically in the "Ash" (or "U") system, which was used in Sumero-Akkadian writing to denote quantity. This character is part of the Unicode block dedicated to Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation, encoding the wedge-shaped marks that ancient scribes impressed into clay tablets to record administrative, economic, and mathematical information. The symbol itself likely derives from stylized impressions used in the early third millennium BCE.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12405 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Numeric Sign Seven Ash |
| Block | Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation |
| General Category | Letter Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒐅 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒐅 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x90 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD809 0xDC05 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012405 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud809\udc05 |