U+12409 "𒐉" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Four Dish Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒐉

U+12409 "𒐉" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Four Dish is a graphical representation from the ancient Mesopotamian script used to denote the numerical value of four, specifically in the form of a dish or circular shape that likely represented a unit of capacity or counting in cuneiform accounting and administrative texts. This character belongs to the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block of Unicode, which preserves the numeric signs inscribed on clay tablets by scribes in civilizations such as Sumer, Akkad, and Babylon. Its inclusion in modern digital encoding allows researchers and enthusiasts to accurately reproduce and study these ancient numerical notations without relying on images or specialized fonts, thereby supporting historical linguistics and archaeology.

General Properties

Code Point U+12409
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Numeric Sign Four Dish
Block Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation
General Category Letter Number
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒐉
HTML Hex Encoding 𒐉
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x90 0x89
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD809 0xDC09
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00012409
C/C++/Java Escape \ud809\udc09

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Numeric
Numeric Value 4
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