U+124AF "ð’’¯" Cuneiform Sign Ezen Sheshig Times Igi Gunu Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+124AF "ð’’¯" Cuneiform Sign Ezen Sheshig Times Igi Gunu is a complex glyph from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, specifically representing a combination or modification of the base sign EZEN with an added "Sheshig" (a variant or multiple added wedges) and a final "times Igi Gunu" element, where "Igi Gunu" refers to a cross-hatched or shaded version of the "eye" (IGI) sign. This character is part of the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block, used in the digital encoding of ancient Mesopotamian texts for scholarly transcription and publishing. Its intricate structure reflects the scribal practice of creating composite signs to represent specific phonetic values, syllabic readings, or logographic meanings in languages such as Sumerian and Akkadian. The inclusion of this character in Unicode facilitates accurate digital representation and analysis of cuneiform artifacts, supporting research in Assyriology and historical linguistics.

General Properties

Code Point U+124AF
Version Added 8.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Ezen Sheshig Times Igi Gunu
Block Early Dynastic Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒒯
HTML Hex Encoding 𒒯
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x92 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD809 0xDCAF
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000124AF
C/C++/Java Escape \ud809\udcaf

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