U+1249F "ð’’Ÿ" Cuneiform Sign Dug Times Lam Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

ð’’Ÿ

U+1249F "ð’’Ÿ" Cuneiform Sign Dug Times Lam is a complex ligature from the Sumero Akkadian cuneiform script, representing the combination of the sign DUG (which typically denotes a vessel or container) and the sign LAM (often associated with abundance or a type of plant). This specific glyph was used in the writing of the ancient Mesopotamian languages, primarily Sumerian and Akkadian, where such compound signs could represent a distinct syllable, word, or logogram with a specialized meaning. The character belongs to the Early Dynastic Cuneiform block, which encompasses many of the archaic and less common signs from the earliest periods of cuneiform writing, and it underscores the scribal practice of creating new signs by combining existing ones to express nuanced concepts or phonetic values. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars can digitally represent and preserve this rare and historically significant symbol.

General Properties

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

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒒟
HTML Hex Encoding 𒒟
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x92 0x9F
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD809 0xDC9F
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001249F
C/C++/Java Escape \ud809\udc9f

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