What 𒀷 means
It names the poplar tree and its wood. In Sumerian, an ancient Mesopotamian language, the sign worked as a word-sign: one written sign could stand for a whole word instead of spelling an alphabetic sound.
Its listed attestation runs from Early Dynastic I–II through Hellenistic records; Early Dynastic I–II is an early period in Mesopotamian history. Akkadian, another ancient Mesopotamian language, gives ṣarbatu as a dictionary equivalent for the same poplar word; ASAR₂ is an alternate reading in this sign tradition.
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Who writes 𒀷
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Questions people ask
1Why do sign lists write A.TU.GABA.LIŠ?
It is a structural sign-list spelling, not a competing meaning. A.TU.GABA.LIŠ breaks the form into four written parts, while 𒀷 is encoded as one cuneiform character.
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How to type or find 𒀷
- Also called
- asal2 · asal₂ · asar2
- Search it as
- poplar · a.tu.gaba.liš
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𒀷\12037Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.