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𒐶

cuneiform numeric sign three buru

Cuneiform Numeric Sign Three Buru

𒐶 is a cuneiform sign for land area, not the standalone numeral three. It belongs to a system used for field accounting and surveying; later scribes also expressed these measures in a base-60 number system.

Text symbol
Also called
3(BURU) · ušu · three buru
Search it as
3 buru · buru · bur'u · ushu · 30 bur · bur area · land measure · area measure
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

What 𒐶 means

It means three buru: 30 bur of land area.

A buru is the larger area unit: one buru equals ten bur. So 3(BURU) names a measured quantity, not a free-standing numeral three.

Its history is field accounting, not abstract counting

Buru measures belong to early Mesopotamian land-area records, appearing in proto-cuneiform around 3300 BCE. Scribes used them for field accounting and surveying, including plans for seed, labor, and expected harvest.

Later mathematical and lexical traditions kept these units; mathematical texts also expressed them in sexagesimal, or base-60, notation. The buru series runs from one through five. Other area units include bur, eše, and iku.

Specialist and archival: it fits transcriptions of cuneiform land records.

For an ordinary count of three, use 3; this sign includes a land-area unit.

Don't confuse it with

3
𒐷
Cuneiform Numeric Sign Three Buru Variant Form
A separate three-buru variant form; match it only when your source specifically uses that form.
𒐴
Cuneiform Numeric Sign One Buru
One buru in the same measurement series, so it represents a different quantity.
𒐵
Cuneiform Numeric Sign Two Buru
Two buru in the same measurement series, not three.

Questions people ask

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Why does 𒐶 look different?

Fonts draw the encoded sign, and their outlines can differ from tablet impressions, printed charts, or one another. Shape alone can mislead, so check the character identity.

How to type 𒐶

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 12436, then Alt+X to get 𒐶.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “cuneiform numeric sign three buru”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 12436, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𒐶
CSS
\12436
How to type 𒐶
If your editor supports hexadecimal Unicode input, enter 12436 and run its conversion command; the shortcut depends on the editor.
Why the outline varies
The character code stays the same while fonts draw different outlines. A digital font may differ from a tablet impression or printed sign.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𒐶
HTML hex
𒐶
CSS content
content: "\12436";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%92%90%B6
1
On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

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