What 𒐰 means
It counts four units of 36,000. Together, they are conventionally written as 144,000; the 4 does not mean four separate objects. For keyboard entry, enter U12430 through your editor’s Unicode hex input; the shortcut depends on the editor.
Mesopotamian numerals grew from records of goods and quantities; proto-cuneiform, an early writing system, made those records more structured. Records for the šar family go back to Early Dynastic IIIa, an early Mesopotamian period. Later Sumerian word and measurement records use šar for 3,600, an area unit, “totality/world,” or “to be numerous”; these are related uses of the word, not readings of this sign.
Why can 𒐰 look different?
Cuneiform wedge forms varied by period and region. A tablet, sign list, and font may therefore show different outlines of the same sign.
A numeric transliteration can omit the sign type or measurement system, so it may not identify this exact character. Unicode hex input lets an editor that supports it enter the character directly.
Specialist historical-reference register, used for a large numerical value.
It counts four large units, not ordinary four.
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Who writes 𒐰
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Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
1Is 𒐰 based on one tablet drawing?
No. Unicode treats it as an abstract cuneiform sign; a font’s wedge outline is not a facsimile of one tablet.
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How to type or find 𒐰
- Also called
- 4(ŠARU) · 4(šaru) · ŠÁR×NIMIN
- Search it as
- sharu · šaru · saru · four sharu · 144000 · 144k · sexagesimal number · cuneiform number
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𒐰\12430Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.