U+12481 "𒒁" Cuneiform Sign Ab Times Shu2 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒒁
U+12481 "𒒁" Cuneiform Sign Ab Times Shu2 is a compound sign from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian writing system known as cuneiform, specifically derived from the combination of the signs "Ab" and "Shu2". This character represents a complex logographic or syllabic value used primarily in the transcription of Sumerian and Akkadian texts, where such composite signs were employed to convey specific words, grammatical elements, or phonetic nuances. It belongs to the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block of the Unicode standard, which seeks to preserve and digitally encode the diverse graphic repertoire of cuneiform scripts for historical and linguistic research.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12481 |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Ab Times Shu2 |
| Block | Early Dynastic Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒒁 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒒁 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x92 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD809 0xDC81 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012481 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud809\udc81 |