U+12449 "𒑉" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Nine Variant Form Ilimmu A Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒑉
U+12449 "𒑉" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Nine Variant Form Ilimmu A is a specific glyph from the ancient cuneiform script, used primarily in Sumerian and Akkadian texts to represent the number nine. This particular variant, designated "Ilimmu A," belongs to a set of numerical signs that appear in administrative and mathematical contexts, where it served as a concise notation for the digit nine within complex accounting systems. Its inclusion in Unicode allows modern scholars and digital archivists to accurately encode and preserve these ancient inscriptions, facilitating research into Mesopotamian numeric conventions and economic records without the need for specialized fonts or manual transcription.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12449 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Numeric Sign Nine Variant Form Ilimmu A |
| Block | Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation |
| General Category | Letter Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒑉 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒑉 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x91 0x89 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD809 0xDC49 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012449 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud809\udc49 |