U+1245D "𒑝" Cuneiform Numeric Sign One Third Variant Form A Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒑝
U+1245D "𒑝" Cuneiform Numeric Sign One Third Variant Form A is a specific typographic symbol from the cuneiform script, used primarily in ancient Mesopotamian numerical notation to represent the fraction one third. This character belongs to the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block and serves as a variant form of the standard one third sign, likely indicating a distinct scribal tradition or a particular phonetic or mathematical context within Sumerian or Akkadian administrative records. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the accurate digital representation of ancient numeric systems, preserving the subtle differences in notation that were significant in cuneiform texts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1245D |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Numeric Sign One Third Variant Form A |
| Block | Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation |
| General Category | Letter Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒑝 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒑝 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x91 0x9D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD809 0xDC5D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001245D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud809\udc5d |