U+12164 "𒅤" Cuneiform Sign Ka Times Gan2 Tenu Unicode Character

U+12164 "𒅤" Cuneiform Sign Ka Times Gan2 Tenu is a specific logogram from the ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform script, representing a complex sign formed by combining the elements "Ka" (mouth or speech) and "Gan2" (a variant of the sign for field or land) with the qualifier "Tenu" indicating a reduced or simplified form. This character was used in Sumerian and Akkadian writing, primarily in administrative and literary contexts, to convey syllabic or semantic values related to utterance, allocation, or territorial concepts, depending on its placement within a text. Its encoding in Unicode ensures precise representation and digital preservation of early writing systems, allowing scholars to accurately reproduce and study these ancient inscriptions without reliance on modern typographic approximations.