U+12425 "𒐥" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Three Shar2 Variant Form Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

𒐥
Source: Noto Sans Cuneiform Source: Browser Default

U+12425 "𒐥" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Three Shar2 Variant Form is a specific graphical representation used in the ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform script to denote the numeric value of 3 Shar2, which in Sumerian metrology represents a large unit of measure equivalent to 3,600 or 36,000 units depending on context, often used for counting grain or area. This particular variant form, as its name suggests, offers an alternate wedge-shaped arrangement or stylistic difference from the standard sign for "Three Shar2", highlighting the flexibility and complexity of cuneiform numerical notation. It belongs to the "Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation" block of the Unicode standard, which was added to support the digital encoding of these ancient symbols for academic and historical text processing.

General Properties

Code Point
U+12425
Name
Cuneiform Numeric Sign Three Shar2 Variant Form

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
𒐥
HTML Hex Encoding
𒐥
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x92 0x90 0xA5
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD809 0xDC25
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00012425
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud809\udc25