U+12434 "𒐴" Cuneiform Numeric Sign One Buru Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒐴
U+12434 "𒐴" Cuneiform Numeric Sign One Buru is a numeral from the cuneiform script used in ancient Mesopotamia to represent the measurement unit known as a "buru" in the Sumerian language, which was a large area measure equivalent to approximately 18 hectares or 6.48 acres in modern terms. This character is part of the Unicode block for Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation, which encodes the complex numerical systems of early writing cultures. The sign likely appears as a wedge shaped symbol with specific markings to denote the value of one buru, and it is used in historical and linguistic studies to accurately record and analyze Sumerian administrative and economic texts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12434 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Numeric Sign One Buru |
| Block | Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation |
| General Category | Letter Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒐴 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒐴 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x90 0xB4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD809 0xDC34 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012434 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud809\udc34 |