Cuneiform, Sumero-Akkadian

ISO 15924: XsuxHistorical / Symbolic6 total languages
IANA registered: 16 October 2005

Example text

๐’€ญ๐’‚—๐’ช๐’€ญ๐’‚—๐’ช๐’€ญ๐’‚—๐’ช๐’€ญ๐’‚—๐’ช

Rendered using a Noto web font where available; falls back to system fonts.

Writing Direction
Direction
Left-to-right
RTL
No
Vertical tradition
None / unusual
Source
Unicode CLDR scriptMetadata.txt
LTR value derived from Unicode CLDR script metadata.
Script Properties
Family
Cuneiform
Geographic origin
Middle East
Usage status
Ancient script
OpenType tag
xsux
Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform, one of the world's first writing systems (c. 3200 BCE). Used across ancient Mesopotamia for Sumerian, Akkadian, Elamite, and other languages.

Related Scripts

XpeoOld PersianUgarUgaritic

Unicode Blocks

CuneiformU+12000

1 Unicode block contain Cuneiform, Sumero-Akkadian characters. Browse all Unicode blocks โ†’

The lists below count source attestation, not current or official usage. A language can appear under several scripts. Sources, denominators and limitations.

Multiple-source attestation (MAIN)
6

Akkadian
akk
Hittite
hit
Middle Hittite
htx
Neo-Hittite
nei
Old Hittite
oht
Sumerian
sux