U+12223 "𒈣" Cuneiform Sign Ma2 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+12223 "𒈣" Cuneiform Sign Ma2 is a specific symbol from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform writing system, encoded in the Unicode Standard's Cuneiform block. It represents a syllabic sign used to denote the syllable "ma" in its second variant (hence the "Ma2" designation) within the script's complex phonetic and logographic system. This character is one of many wedge shaped marks that were impressed onto clay tablets thousands of years ago, and its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital preservation and study of cuneiform texts, enabling modern scholars to accurately represent and analyze historical documents from Mesopotamia.
General Properties
Code Point
U+12223
Name
Cuneiform Sign Ma2
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𒈣
HTML Hex Encoding
𒈣
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x92 0x88 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD808 0xDE23
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00012223
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud808\ude23
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Cuneiform