U+1249A "ð’’š" Cuneiform Sign Dug Times Kaskal Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

ð’’š

U+1249A "ð’’š" Cuneiform Sign Dug Times Kaskal is a specifically compounded sign from the Sumero Akkadian cuneiform script, which was used in ancient Mesopotamia for writing on clay tablets. This character is formed by combining the sign for "DUG" (a vessel or pot) with the sign for "KASKAL" (a road or journey), effectively representing a conceptual or phonetic compound within the cuneiform writing system. As part of the Unicode Standard's Cuneiform block, it preserves the digital representation of a historical logographic element that would have appeared in administrative, economic, or literary texts. The inclusion of such a nuanced compound sign highlights the complexity of cuneiform orthography, where multiple signs could be layered to convey specific meanings or syllabic values in the languages of the ancient Near East.

General Properties

Code Point U+1249A
Version Added 8.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Dug Times Kaskal
Block Early Dynastic Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒒚
HTML Hex Encoding 𒒚
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x92 0x9A
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD809 0xDC9A
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001249A
C/C++/Java Escape \ud809\udc9a

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