U+12543 "𒕃" Cuneiform Sign Zu5 Times Three Dish Tenu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+12543 "𒕃" Cuneiform Sign Zu5 Times Three Dish Tenu is a rare and complex glyph from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, used in ancient Mesopotamia for writing on clay tablets. Its name indicates that it is composed of the sign "ZU5" repeated three times, combined with the sign "DISH" in its "tenu" or thin form, which likely represents a specific phonetic or logographic value in administrative, legal, or literary texts. This character belongs to the Cuneiform Unicode block, which encodes thousands of signs to facilitate digital preservation and study of the world's oldest known writing system. Its intricate structure reflects the scribal practice of forming compound signs to convey nuanced meanings or syllabic values, though the exact usage of this particular combination remains a subject of scholarly research.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𒕃 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𒕃 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x92 0x95 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD809 0xDD43 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00012543 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud809\udd43 |
Unicode Properties