U+124A0 "ð’’ " Cuneiform Sign Dug Times Lam Times Kur Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+124A0 "ð’’ " Cuneiform Sign Dug Times Lam Times Kur is a rare and complex glyph from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script, representing a composite sign formed by combining the signs DUG, LAM, and KUR in a multiplicative or ligature arrangement. This specific sign is part of the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block within Unicode, designed to encode the intricate logographic and syllabic writing system used in Mesopotamian inscriptions. Its meaning is derived from the individual components, where DUG often relates to pottery or a vessel, LAM can signify a type of plant or a bright quality, and KUR denotes a mountain or foreign land, altogether suggesting a specialized or compound concept in administrative or literary texts. As a digital representation of an artifact from one of humanity's earliest writing systems, this character helps preserve and make accessible the linguistic heritage of ancient Mesopotamia for modern scholars and enthusiasts.

General Properties

Code Point U+124A0
Version Added 8.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Dug Times Lam Times Kur
Block Early Dynastic Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒒠
HTML Hex Encoding 𒒠
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x92 0xA0
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD809 0xDCA0
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000124A0
C/C++/Java Escape \ud809\udca0

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