U+12455 "ð’‘•" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Five Ban2 Variant Form Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+12455 "ð’‘•" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Five Ban2 Variant Form is a specific glyph used in the cuneiform script of ancient Mesopotamia to represent a variant of the number five within the Ban2 numerical system, which measured capacity units, likely for recording volumes of grain or other commodities. This character belongs to the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block and serves as an alternate rendering of the standard five Ban2 sign, reflecting the scribal traditions of particular times or regions where distinct graphic shapes were employed for clarity or stylistic consistency in administrative and economic texts. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars can accurately transcribe and digitally preserve these nuanced variations found on clay tablets.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𒑕 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𒑕 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x92 0x91 0x95 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD809 0xDC55 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00012455 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud809\udc55 |
Unicode Properties