What 𒈍 means
It marks a compound sign; context gives its reading.
“LU₂ times NU” is a structural label: “times” says the sign is analyzed as a combination, not that the text says multiplication. The name is not a pair of English words to translate.
Cuneiform began in Uruk around 3400–3300 BCE to record goods and services. It was later used to write languages including Akkadian and Hittite; over time, its signs came to represent both words and syllables. This is the script’s history, not a date for the first use of 𒈍.
Why does 𒈍 look different across cuneiform fonts?
Different Cuneiform fonts can draw it in different historical styles.
A font may follow a particular historical style, so the sign can differ from impressions pressed into clay or signs carved in stone. Some styles also join compound signs as ligatures, single graphic forms made from multiple signs. If you see a box or missing-glyph mark, the font lacks Cuneiform coverage.
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Who writes 𒈍
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Don't confuse it with
1𒇽𒉡 This is LU₂ followed by NU as two separate characters; 𒈍 is one character analyzed as a compound.
Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𒈍 show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the Cuneiform block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.
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How to type or find 𒈍
- Also called
- LU₂×NU
- Search it as
- lu2 times nu · lu2 nu · cuneiform sign lu2 times nu · cuneiform input · cuneiform font
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𒈍\1220DCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.