What 𒑟 means
This is a specific measure: one-eighth of the area unit iku.
The sign-list entry identifies it as F3 / LAK 852, a unit of measure associated with Presargonic material, from before the era of Sargon of Akkad.
In 2024, a Unicode proposal described a curved numeral for one-eighth iku and linked it to 𒑟 as its cuneiform counterpart. It says curved and wedge-shaped numerals could coexist as distinct signs in Early Dynastic measuring systems. The forms are historically related, not interchangeable.
Can 𒑟 stand for any one-eighth fraction?
No; it belongs to a land-measure system.
The familiar fraction ⅛ can mean one-eighth of anything, while this cuneiform sign belongs to a specific Mesopotamian land-measure system. In a measurement entry, surrounding notation supplies the unit. Sent alone, it can look like a cuneiform numeral without making its land-measure value clear.
Technical and archival: it belongs to Mesopotamian cuneiform land-measure notation.
Don't treat it as a free-standing ⅛; its unit is iku.
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Who writes 𒑟
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsA specific measure of one-eighth iku.
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1Questions people ask
1Why does 𒑟 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 𒑟
- Also called
- F₃ · F3 · LAK 852
- Search it as
- iku · one-eighth iku · cuneiform fraction · cuneiform area sign · land-area measure
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𒑟\1245FCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.