U+124C3 "𒓃" Cuneiform Sign Ga2 Times Mush Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒓃
U+124C3 "𒓃" Cuneiform Sign Ga2 Times Mush is a specific glyph from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, which was used in ancient Mesopotamia. This character is a compound sign formed by combining the symbols for "Ga2" (representing a house, building, or container) and "Mush" (associated with a serpent or dragon). In the cuneiform writing system, such composite signs often served as logograms or determinatives for concepts related to temples, storage, or mythological entities. Deciphered from clay tablets, this character reflects the complex, pictographic evolution of written language in the ancient Near East, where scribes merged symbols to create nuanced meanings in administrative, religious, and literary texts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+124C3 |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Ga2 Times Mush |
| Block | Early Dynastic Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒓃 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒓃 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x93 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD809 0xDCC3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000124C3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud809\udcc3 |