U+12444 "𒑄" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Eight Variant Form Ussu Unicode Character

U+12444 "𒑄" Cuneiform Numeric Sign Eight Variant Form Ussu is a specific graphical variant of the numeral eight used in the cuneiform writing system of ancient Mesopotamia. It represents the number 8 in a distinct visual style, likely employed in particular scribal contexts or on certain types of administrative and economic tablets. This sign is part of the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block of the Unicode standard, which was created to encode the complex numeric notations of cuneiform texts. Despite its variant form, its fundamental numerical value remains the same as the more common cuneiform sign for eight.