U+12492 "ð’’’" Cuneiform Sign Dug Times Erin2 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+12492 "ð’’’" Cuneiform Sign Dug Times Erin2 is a specific glyph from the Cuneiform script, which was used for writing several ancient languages of the Near East, most notably Sumerian and Akkadian. This character represents a compound sign, formed by combining the cuneiform sign DUG with the ERIN2 sign, and its name "Dug Times Erin2" indicates that it is a ligature or a syllable-based composite employed for precise phonetic or logographic representation in inscriptions. As part of the Unicode Standard's Cuneiform block, it supports the digital encoding and preservation of these ancient texts, allowing scholars and enthusiasts to accurately reproduce and study historical documents from Mesopotamia on modern electronic devices.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12492 |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Dug Times Erin2 |
| Block | Early Dynastic Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒒒 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒒒 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x92 0x92 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD809 0xDC92 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012492 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud809\udc92 |