What 𒍥 means
Use cuneiform-aware transliteration input.
Enter zi3 or zid2 in an input method that maps cuneiform transliteration to signs; the result depends on that tool. In HTML source, 𒍥 denotes this exact character.
What does 𒍥 mean in a tablet?
In Sumerian, it commonly writes zid₂, the word for flour.
The sign also has the value zi₃, so its reading depends on the word and language around it. In Akkadian writing, it can act as a logogram—a sign representing a whole word—for flour.
A Girsu administrative tablet dated about 2600–2500 BCE records flour allocations using this sign. Cuneiform writing began in Uruk about 3400–3300 BCE as a way to keep records of goods and services.
Why does 𒍥 look different across fonts?
Fonts draw the same sign in different historical styles.
Unicode identifies the character, but fonts can use regional, cursive, carved-stone, or period-specific forms. A font’s drawing may differ from a photograph or hand copy of a particular tablet; that alone does not change the sign being encoded.
Historical and specialist: use it when the sign or an ancient text is the point.
Do not treat zi₃ or zid₂ as a fixed English translation; the text determines the value.
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1Is zi3 a letter?
No. It is a cuneiform sign that can write a word or a syllable; the surrounding text determines its value.
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How to type or find 𒍥
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- zi3 · zid2 · zid · flour · zi3-sig15 · zi3-gu · zid2-dub-dub
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𒍥\12365zi3 or zid2 in an input method that supports cuneiform transliteration; mappings vary by tool.𒍥 in HTML source to encode this exact character.Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.