U+12510 "𒔐" Cuneiform Sign Lak-648 Times Igi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+12510 "𒔐" Cuneiform Sign Lak-648 Times Igi is a rare and specialized sign from the Cuneiform script, which was used in ancient Mesopotamia for writing languages such as Sumerian and Akkadian. This particular character is cataloged under the "Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation" block and is considered a composite sign, formed by combining the sign for "Lak-648" with the sign "Igi," the latter meaning "face" or "eye" in Sumerian. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital representation of highly specific cuneiform notations, often found in administrative, economic, or mathematical texts from the Ancient Near East. The sign is used primarily in scholarly and digital philological contexts, helping preserve and study the complex system of cuneiform writing that thrived from around the 34th century BCE until the end of the first millennium CE.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𒔐 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𒔐 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x92 0x94 0x90 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD809 0xDD10 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00012510 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud809\udd10 |
Unicode Properties