U+12422 "𒐢" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Five Geshu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒐢
U+12422 "𒐢" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Five Geshu is a part of the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block and represents the ancient Mesopotamian numerical quantity of five, specifically in the "geshu" capacity system, which is used for measuring grain or other agricultural commodities. This wedge-shaped sign was inscribed on clay tablets by the Sumerians, Akkadians, and other cultures of the ancient Near East, serving as a crucial element in their sophisticated administrative and economic record keeping. The character is encoded in Unicode to allow for the accurate digital representation and study of these historical texts, preserving a key piece of the world's earliest known writing system and mathematical notation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12422 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Numeric Sign Five Geshu |
| Block | Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation |
| General Category | Letter Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒐢 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒐢 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x90 0xA2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD809 0xDC22 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012422 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud809\udc22 |