Early Dynastic Cuneiform Unicode Block

The Early Dynastic Cuneiform Unicode block is a part of the Unicode standard that includes characters used in the cuneiform writing system during the Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamian history, roughly from 2900 to 2350 BCE. This block primarily encompasses the symbols used for administrative, economic, and legal documents. The cuneiform script, one of the earliest systems of writing, was used to record various aspects of daily life in ancient Mesopotamia. The Unicode block for Early Dynastic Cuneiform helps preserve and facilitate the study of these ancient texts by providing standardized digital representations of these historical characters.

View a range of fonts that support the Early Dynastic Cuneiform block.

Below you will find all the characters that are in the Early Dynastic Cuneiform unicode block. Currently there are 196 characters in this block.