U+1240B "𒐋" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Six Dish Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒐋
U+1240B "𒐋" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Six Dish is a numeral from the ancient cuneiform script used primarily in Sumerian and Akkadian writing systems, representing the number six. As part of the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block, this specific sign depicts a dish shaped symbol that was employed in administrative and economic texts to denote a quantity of six, often in contexts involving measurements or counts of goods. Its inclusion in Unicode preserves a key element of early Mesopotamian numerical notation, allowing for digital representation and study of one of humanity's earliest writing and accounting systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1240B |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Numeric Sign Six Dish |
| Block | Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation |
| General Category | Letter Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒐋 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒐋 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x90 0x8B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD809 0xDC0B |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001240B |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud809\udc0b |