What 𒊢 means
Its Sumerian value is uzug₃; that reading alone is not a translation.
Cuneiform signs can stand for a whole word or a syllable, and one sign can have several readings. In a Sumerian passage, the surrounding word and sentence show how to understand uzug₃.
Cuneiform writing emerged in Uruk about 3400–3300 BCE for keeping records of goods and services. It later developed into a word-and-syllable system used for Sumerian and, in adapted forms, Akkadian and Hittite.
Why does SAGU₂ use the multiplication sign?
“” marks an internal sign combination, not two characters side by side.
SAG and U₂ name elements of one sign's structure; they are not instructions to type two separate signs in a row.
Cuneiform signs have different forms across periods, regions, and writing materials. Fonts choose representative shapes, so a different silhouette does not by itself mean the encoded character has changed.
Historical and specialist: 𒊢 alone does not settle an English translation.
Check the word and language around it before treating uzug₃ as a translation.
Who writes 𒊢
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Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𒊢 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 𒊢
- Also called
- SAG×U₂ · uzug₃ · usug₃
- Search it as
- sag×u2 · sagxu2 · uzug3 · usug3 · zug3 · cuneiform sag u2 · sumerian uzug3
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𒊢\122A2Codes and encoding1 code points
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