U+1248B "ð’’‹" Cuneiform Sign Dim Times U U U Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+1248B "ð’’‹" Cuneiform Sign Dim Times U U U is a complex glyph from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, belonging to the early dynastic period and specifically classified under the "Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation" block. This sign represents a combination of the base sign "DIM" repeated or multiplied in sequence by the phonetic element "U" three times, which may have been used in archaic administrative or mathematical contexts to denote a specific numeric or metrological value, such as a large quantity or a specialized unit of measure. Its structure reflects the scribal practice of stacking or repeating signs to form composite logograms, though its exact semantic function remains a subject of ongoing scholarly study due to the lacunae in ancient textual records.

General Properties

Code Point U+1248B
Version Added 8.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Dim Times U U U
Block Early Dynastic Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒒋
HTML Hex Encoding 𒒋
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x92 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD809 0xDC8B
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001248B
C/C++/Java Escape \ud809\udc8b

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Cuneiform
Script Extensions Cuneiform
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter