What 𒐺 means
It is a cuneiform numeral sign associated with three.
In Sumerian sign references, EŠ16 is treated as an alternative form of EŠ5; both are linked to eš, the Sumerian word for “three” (shown here in scholarly transliteration).
Cuneiform numerals appear in practical records such as accounts and measurements. Their notation can distinguish a count from a measured amount, and some numeral patterns depend on period and writing style. A modern 3 cannot preserve those choices.
Specialist and archival: the exact written sign matters when interpreting a cuneiform source.
Use 3 only when the source’s exact cuneiform sign does not matter.
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Who writes 𒐺
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3Questions people ask
1Why does 𒐺 look different in another font?
Fonts draw the wedges and spacing differently; one without cuneiform coverage may show a missing-glyph box. A different outline alone does not change the character.
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How to type or find 𒐺
- Also called
- EŠ16 · Esh16
- Search it as
- eš5 · cuneiform 3 · cuneiform numeral · cuneiform number · three in cuneiform
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𒐺\1243ACodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.