U+12209 "𒈉" Cuneiform Sign Lu2 Times La Plus Ash Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

𒈉
Source: Noto Sans Cuneiform Source: Browser Default

U+12209 "𒈉" Cuneiform Sign Lu2 Times La Plus Ash is a compound logogram from the Sumerian cuneiform script, composed of the signs for "lu2" (man or person), "la" (a phonetic or semantic element), and "ash" (a single wedge or one), recorded in the supplementary repertoire of the ancient writing system. Its name explicitly describes its graphic construction, featuring the "lu2" sign multiplied by the conjunction of "la" with the addition of "ash". This character was used in administrative, legal, or literary texts to represent a specific lexical entry or proper noun, typically in the context of the late third to early second millennium BCE. The inclusion of this glyph in the Unicode Standard ensures its digital preservation and allows for scholarly research and reproduction of cuneiform documents across modern computing platforms.

General Properties

Code Point
U+12209
Name
Cuneiform Sign Lu2 Times La Plus Ash

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
𒈉
HTML Hex Encoding
𒈉
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x92 0x88 0x89
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD808 0xDE09
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00012209
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud808\ude09