U+12440 "ð’‘€" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Six Variant Form Ash9 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+12440 "ð’‘€" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Six Variant Form Ash9 is a numeral from the Cuneiform script used primarily in ancient Mesopotamian writing systems, specifically representing the number six in a specialized variant form known as Ash9. This character is part of the Unicode standard's collection of cuneiform numeric signs, which encode the intricate counting and administrative notations of Sumerian, Akkadian, and other languages written on clay tablets. Its inclusion allows for accurate digital representation of historical documents, where such variant forms were employed to distinguish between similar numerals in specific contexts or to adhere to scribal conventions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12440 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Numeric Sign Six Variant Form Ash9 |
| Block | Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation |
| General Category | Letter Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒑀 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒑀 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x91 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD809 0xDC40 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012440 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud809\udc40 |