U+1248F "𒒏" Cuneiform Sign Dug Times Ash at Left Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒒏
U+1248F "𒒏" Cuneiform Sign Dug Times Ash at Left is a compound glyph from the Sumero Akkadian cuneiform script, representing the combination of the sign DUG and the sign ASH placed to its left. This specific ligature was used in ancient Mesopotamian writing, primarily on clay tablets, to denote a particular phonetic or logographic value within the complex Sumerian and Akkadian writing systems. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard under the Cuneiform block ensures that scholars and digital archives can accurately represent and preserve this historical character for research, linguistic analysis, and the transcription of ancient texts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1248F |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Dug Times Ash at Left |
| Block | Early Dynastic Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒒏 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒒏 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x92 0x8F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD809 0xDC8F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001248F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud809\udc8f |