U+12464 "𒑤" Cuneiform Numeric Sign One Half Gur Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒑤
U+12464 "𒑤" Cuneiform Numeric Sign One Half Gur is a specific numeral from the ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform script, representing a fractional quantity equivalent to half of a "gur," which was a standard unit of dry capacity used for measuring barley, grain, and other agricultural products. This sign belongs to the broader category of cuneiform numeric and metrological signs, which were employed in administrative and economic records on clay tablets to denote precise amounts of goods. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that scholars and digital archivists can accurately encode and reproduce these ancient numerical notations for academic research and historical preservation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12464 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Numeric Sign One Half Gur |
| Block | Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation |
| General Category | Letter Number |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒑤 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒑤 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x91 0xA4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD809 0xDC64 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012464 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud809\udc64 |