U+12460 "𒑠" Cuneiform Numeric Sign One Quarter Ash Unicode Character

U+12460 "𒑠" Cuneiform Numeric Sign One Quarter Ash is a specialized glyph from the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block, representing a fractional value in the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian sexagesimal numeral system. This sign denotes one quarter of the "ash" unit, a measure used for capacity or area in Mesopotamian administrative and economic texts. It is typically transcribed as 1/4 or 0.25 and was written with a distinctive wedge shape to indicate this precise fraction. The character allows modern digital encoding and accurate representation of these ancient numerical notations for scholarly study and digital preservation.