U+1240E "𒐎" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Nine Dish Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒐎
U+1240E "𒐎" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Nine Dish is a symbol from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script, representing the numerical value of nine. Specifically part of the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block, this sign is classified as a numeric sign and depicts the numeral nine expressed using a dish shaped logogram, a common form for counting and recording quantities in Mesopotamian administrative and economic texts. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for the digital representation and study of this early writing system, preserving the mathematical and accounting practices of ancient civilizations for modern scholarship.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1240E |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Numeric Sign Nine Dish |
| Block | Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation |
| General Category | Letter Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒐎 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒐎 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x90 0x8E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD809 0xDC0E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001240E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud809\udc0e |