Cuneiform Numeric Sign Four Šar₂

It marks four šar₂ units in a Mesopotamian numeral system.

The subscript ₂ in šar₂ is part of the scholarly spelling of the sign's reading; it distinguishes this reading from another with the same base spelling. It does not add another unit. Šar₂ is associated with 3,600.

The broader Mesopotamian numeral tradition grew from administrative accounting around 3300 BCE. Numerical marks, counters, and clay tablets helped administrators track goods, labor, storage, and land as cities expanded. Four-šar₂ belongs to this evolving measurement tradition, not to a one-off invention for the number four.

Why does 𒐦 look different?

Cuneiform had distinct regional and period styles.

It ranged from forms carved into hard surfaces to more cursive writing on clay. A typeface may draw the same sign with different outlines to reflect those styles. Depending on the text, šar₂ can mean 3,600, an unspecified large amount or totality, or a land-measurement unit.

How do I type 𒐦?

Use a Unicode hexadecimal input method for direct entry.

Enter 12426 as hexadecimal; plain Latin-letter typing such as shar2 does not by itself select the intended encoded sign. A cuneiform-aware sign list may offer a direct entry, and the receiving app needs a font that includes it.