U+1203A "𒀺" Cuneiform Sign Ash Kaba Tenu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1203A "𒀺" Cuneiform Sign Ash Kaba Tenu is a specific grapheme from the ancient Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, encoded in the Unicode standard's Cuneiform block to represent a particular sign used in writing the Sumerian and Akkadian languages. Its name, "Ash Kaba Tenu," refers to a variant of the "KAB" sign, distinguished by a tenû marking, which indicates a graphic or phonetic modification in the original wedge-shaped writing system. This character, like all cuneiform signs, was impressed onto clay tablets using a reed stylus, and its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital representation and study of Mesopotamian texts, preserving a key element of one of humanity's earliest writing systems for modern computational use.
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General Properties
Code Point
U+1203A
Name
Cuneiform Sign Ash Kaba Tenu
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𒀺
HTML Hex Encoding
𒀺
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x92 0x80 0xBA
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD808 0xDC3A
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0001203A
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud808\udc3a
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Cuneiform