U+12137 "𒄷" Cuneiform Sign Hu Unicode Character

U+12137 "𒄷" Cuneiform Sign Hu is a logographic and syllabic sign from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, dating back to the third millennium BCE. Its primary phonetic value is "hu," and it is commonly used to represent the Sumerian word for "bird" or "fowl," often appearing in administrative, literary, and lexical texts on clay tablets. This sign was also employed as a determinative or phonetic component within compound words, and its pictographic origin likely depicts a bird in flight, reflecting the early Sumerian practice of using simple drawings to represent concrete objects and concepts.