U+1249C "𒒜" Cuneiform Sign Dug Times Kushu2 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1249C "ð’’œ" Cuneiform Sign Dug Times Kushu2 is a complex composite glyph from the Cuneiform script, specifically representing a combination of the signs "Dug" and "Kushu2." This character belongs to the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block, which encodes logograms, syllabic signs, and numerical notations from ancient Mesopotamian writing systems. The sign "KUŠU2" in particular is associated with the Sumerian term for the "turtle" or a related concept, while the multiplication of signs in cuneiform often serves a phonetic or semantic ligature function, creating a new meaning or sound when read together. This specific character is rarely used in isolation and appears primarily in specialized academic transcriptions of Sumerian or Akkadian texts, contributing to the digital preservation and study of ancient cuneiform records.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𒒜 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𒒜 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x92 0x92 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD809 0xDC9C |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001249C |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud809\udc9c |
Unicode Properties