U+1244F "𒑏" Cuneiform Numeric Sign One Ban2 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒑏
U+1244F "𒑏" Cuneiform Numeric Sign One Ban2 is a specific numeral used in the ancient cuneiform writing system of Mesopotamia, representing the quantity of one ban2, a unit of dry capacity measurement that was equivalent to about six liters or one sixth of a bushel. This sign belongs to the block of Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation and was employed in administrative and economic texts on clay tablets to record rations, agricultural yields, or trade goods. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows modern digital text to accurately represent this ancient numerical notation, preserving the scholarly precision needed for cuneiform studies and historical documentation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1244F |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Numeric Sign One Ban2 |
| Block | Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation |
| General Category | Letter Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒑏 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒑏 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x91 0x8F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD809 0xDC4F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001244F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud809\udc4f |