U+1251C "𒔜" Cuneiform Sign Lu2 Times Pap Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒔜

U+1251C "𒔜" Cuneiform Sign Lu2 Times Pap is a compound sign found in Sumerian cuneiform script, consisting of the characters LU2 (representing a person or man) and PAP (often associated with a chief or boundary), written in sequence to form a single logographic unit. This specific sign was used in ancient Mesopotamian writing to convey semantic or phonetic meanings that combined the elements of its components, typically appearing in administrative, legal, or religious texts from the third millennium BCE onward. Its inclusion in Unicode supports the digital representation and scholarly study of cuneiform, allowing for accurate transcription and analysis of historical documents from civilizations such as the Sumerians, Akkadians, and Babylonians.

General Properties

Code Point U+1251C
Version Added 8.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Lu2 Times Pap
Block Early Dynastic Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒔜
HTML Hex Encoding 𒔜
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x94 0x9C
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD809 0xDD1C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001251C
C/C++/Java Escape \ud809\udd1c

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