What 𒋜 means
It writes ancient color terms, especially red and reddish-brown. Sign lists pair it with SU₄; Sumerian and Akkadian lexical traditions connect the sign to color words such as Akkadian sāmu (“red”) and pelû (“light red or copper-red”). In Akkadian, SU₄ written with SI-gunû can spell the whole word pelû; sāmu uses a different spelling, SI.A. The surrounding text determines which word is intended.
gunû is a scribal label for parallel wedges added to a base sign, so SI-gunû names a modified SI form. Cuneiform first served administrative record keeping and later was also used to write Sumerian and Akkadian.
Why can 𒋜 look different on screen?
Unicode identifies the character; a font has to draw it. A font without Cuneiform coverage may show a box. Fonts that support the sign can still draw its wedges differently from one another.
A specialist cuneiform sign with color-word readings; its value comes from the written language and context.
Treat it as part of a cuneiform spelling, not a free-standing modern color label.
Who writes 𒋜
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Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𒋜 show as a box?
The font may not include Cuneiform. Use a font with Cuneiform coverage; the character itself has not changed.
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How to type or find 𒋜
- Also called
- SI-gunû · SU₄ · SU4
- Search it as
- si gunu · si-gunu · gunu · pelu · cuneiform red sign · cuneiform color sign
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𒋜\122DCCodes and encoding1 code points
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