U+1244A "ð’‘Š" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Two Ash Tenu Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1244A "ð’‘Š" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Two Ash Tenu is a specific numeral from the ancient cuneiform script used primarily in Mesopotamia to represent the number two in the Ash Tenu system, which indicates a fractional or grain-related counting method. This character belongs to the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block of the Unicode standard and serves as a digital encoding for a historical numeric notation employed in administrative and economic records on clay tablets. Its inclusion in Unicode allows scholars and digital humanities projects to accurately represent and study ancient Sumerian and Akkadian numerical texts without relying on modern substitutes. The symbol itself visually consists of two wedge shaped marks arranged in a way that reflects its numeric value within the broader context of cuneiform writing systems.

General Properties

Code Point U+1244A
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Numeric Sign Two Ash Tenu
Block Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation
General Category Letter Number
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒑊
HTML Hex Encoding 𒑊
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x91 0x8A
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD809 0xDC4A
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001244A
C/C++/Java Escape \ud809\udc4a

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Numeric
Numeric Value 2
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Cuneiform
Script Extensions Cuneiform
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter