U+12542 "ð’•‚" Cuneiform Sign Zu over Zu Plus Sar Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+12542 "ð’•‚" Cuneiform Sign Zu over Zu Plus Sar is a rare and complex glyph from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script used in ancient Mesopotamia. It represents a ligature or compound sign formed by placing the cuneiform sign for "Zu" above another "Zu" sign combined with the sign "Sar," which together may convey a specific phonetic value or semantic nuance related to divine names, astrological terms, or administrative vocabulary, though its exact usage remains largely obscure due to the limited number of surviving texts that employ such specialized composite characters. This sign belongs to the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block in Unicode, which includes many archaic symbols intended to support scholarly transcription and digital preservation of ancient writing systems.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𒕂 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𒕂 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x92 0x95 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD809 0xDD42 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00012542 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud809\udd42 |
Unicode Properties