U+13239 "𓈹" Egyptian Hieroglyph Nu004 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𓈹

U+13239 "𓈹" Egyptian Hieroglyph Nu004 is a glyph from the Egyptian Hieroglyphs block, representing a depiction of water or a canal, often associated with the concept of the primordial watery abyss or the god Nun in ancient Egyptian writing. This hieroglyph is part of a larger set of signs used in the hieroglyphic script, primarily functioning as a determinative or ideogram in words related to moisture, bodies of water, or the primeval ocean. Its design consists of a horizontal zigzag or wavy line, symbolizing rippling water, and it appears in texts and art from the Pharaonic period through the Ptolemaic era. In Unicode, this character enables digital representation and study of ancient Egyptian language and culture, preserving a key symbol of creation mythology in a modern encoding system.

General Properties

Code Point U+13239
Version Added 5.2
Name Egyptian Hieroglyph Nu004
Block Egyptian Hieroglyphs
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𓈹
HTML Hex Encoding 𓈹
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x93 0x88 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD80C 0xDE39
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00013239
C/C++/Java Escape \ud80c\ude39

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 Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Script Extensions Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter

Unikemet Data

kEH_Cat R-16-004
kEH_Core C
kEH_Desc A sceptre with a straight shaft, a forked base, topped with the head of the Seth animal (S40), with a fillet and a backwards angled feather (H6) on top of the staff (R19); on top of a standard used for carrying religious symbols (R12), written on top of a parcel of land with irrigation ditches (N24).
kEH_Func Logogram (Thebes)
kEH_FVal wꜣs.t
kEH_UniK NU004
kEH_JSesh NU4