U+1242A "𒐪" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Eight Shar2 Unicode Character

U+1242A "𒐪" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Eight Shar2 is a numeral from the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, specifically representing the number eight, with "Shar2" likely indicating a direct transliteration or phonetic component of the sign. This character belongs to the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block, which was encoded in Unicode version 5.0 in 2006, and it was used in ancient Mesopotamian administrative and mathematical texts to record quantities, often of units like grain, livestock, or land area. Its design preserves the wedge-shaped impressions typical of clay tablet writing, where the number eight is formed by repeating horizontal and vertical wedges into a composite symbol. As a numeric sign, it helps modern scholars reconstruct ancient accounting systems and verify the methods of calculation employed over four thousand years ago.