U+12462 "ð’‘¢" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Old Assyrian One Quarter Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+12462 "ð’‘¢" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Old Assyrian One Quarter is a specialized symbol from the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block, representing a fractional quantity used in the Old Assyrian period of ancient Mesopotamia. It was employed in administrative and economic texts on clay tablets to denote a quarter unit, often in the context of trade, accounting, or measurement systems within the Assyrian Empire. This character is part of a broader set of numeric signs that reflect the sophisticated mathematical and record-keeping practices of the time, offering modern scholars insight into ancient commerce and numerical notation. Its inclusion in Unicode preserves a key element of cuneiform script for digital use, bridging historical documentation with contemporary computing.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𒑢 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𒑢 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x92 0x91 0xA2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD809 0xDC62 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00012462 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud809\udc62 |
Unicode Properties