U+1244C "𒑌" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Four Ash Tenu Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1244C "𒑌" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Four Ash Tenu is a specific numeric symbol from the cuneiform script used in ancient Mesopotamia, particularly for writing the Sumerian and Akkadian languages. This character represents the number four in a fractional or sub-unit context, with "Ash Tenu" indicating a specific variant or reduplication within the cuneiform numeric system. It belongs to the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block, which encodes specialized numeral signs and metrological notations that were employed in administrative and economic texts on clay tablets. As part of this historical numerical notation, its precise value and usage often depended on the surrounding context, such as measuring grain or other commodities, making it an important artifact for understanding ancient accounting and mathematical practices.

General Properties

Code Point U+1244C
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Numeric Sign Four 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 𒑌
HTML Hex Encoding 𒑌
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x91 0x8C
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD809 0xDC4C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001244C
C/C++/Java Escape \ud809\udc4c

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type Numeric
Numeric Value 4
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