U+12541 "𒕁" Cuneiform Sign Za7 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒕁
U+12541 "𒕁" Cuneiform Sign Za7 is a specific glyph from the cuneiform script, the ancient writing system of Mesopotamia used for languages such as Sumerian and Akkadian. This particular sign is a variant of the sign for "za" and is identified by the subscript numeral seven, indicating it is a distinct reading or phonetic value within the complex cuneiform syllabary. Found in the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block of Unicode, it represents the ongoing effort to digitally encode the vast array of wedge-shaped characters that were impressed onto clay tablets over four thousand years ago, allowing for modern text representation and preservation of this historically significant writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12541 |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Za7 |
| Block | Early Dynastic Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒕁 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒕁 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x95 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD809 0xDD41 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00012541 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud809\udd41 |