U+124C8 "𒓈" Cuneiform Sign Ga2 Times Ziz2 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒓈
U+124C8 "𒓈" Cuneiform Sign Ga2 Times Ziz2 is a compound sign in the cuneiform script, part of the Sumero-Akkadian writing system used in ancient Mesopotamia. It represents a ligature formed by combining the sign "GA2" with "ZIZ2," which together likely denote a specific phonetic or lexical value, often associated with administrative or economic texts where such composite signs were used to express complex concepts or proper nouns. This character belongs to the Early Dynastic Cuneiform block, which includes signs from the earliest periods of cuneiform writing, and its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and facilitate digital research into ancient languages and records.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+124C8 |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Ga2 Times Ziz2 |
| Block | Early Dynastic Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒓈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒓈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x93 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD809 0xDCC8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000124C8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud809\udcc8 |