U+124F8 "𒓸" Cuneiform Sign Lak-457 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒓸
U+124F8 "𒓸" Cuneiform Sign Lak-457 is a specific glyph from the ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform script, cataloged under the Lak listing as number 457 and representing a wedge shaped mark pressed into clay. This sign is part of the Cuneiform block within Unicode, which encodes characters used for writing Sumerian, Akkadian, and other languages of the ancient Near East. Its exact phonetic or logographic value is determined by context within a given text, as cuneiform signs often carry multiple readings or meanings depending on their usage in words or phrases. The inclusion of Lak-457 in the Unicode standard allows for digital preservation and scholarly study of these historical inscriptions on modern computing platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+124F8 |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Lak-457 |
| Block | Early Dynastic Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒓸 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒓸 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x93 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD809 0xDCF8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000124F8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud809\udcf8 |