U+12354 "𒍔" Cuneiform Sign Ush Times Kur Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+12354 "𒍔" Cuneiform Sign Ush Times Kur is a complex logogram from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, specifically representing a ligature formed by combining the signs USH and KUR. This compound character was used primarily in ancient Mesopotamian texts to denote the word "kur," which means "mountain" or "foreign land," while the inclusion of USH may modify its semantic or phonetic value in specific syntactic contexts. As part of the Cuneiform Unicode block, it allows modern digital preservation and study of ancient inscriptions, enabling scholars to accurately represent the nuanced syllabic and ideographic usage found in clay tablets from the third to first millennia BCE.
General Properties
Code Point
U+12354
Name
Cuneiform Sign Ush Times Kur
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𒍔
HTML Hex Encoding
𒍔
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x92 0x8D 0x94
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD808 0xDF54
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00012354
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud808\udf54
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Cuneiform