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Inscriptional Parthian

Prti Right-to-left Historical Abjad Middle Eastern

Sample Characters

𐭀 𐭁 𐭂 𐭃 𐭄 𐭅 𐭆 𐭇 𐭈 𐭉 𐭊 𐭋 𐭌 𐭍 𐭎 𐭏 𐭐 𐭑 𐭒 𐭓 𐭔 𐭕 𐭖 𐭗 𐭘 𐭙 𐭚 𐭛 𐭜 𐭝 𐭞 𐭟

First 48 characters from Inscriptional Parthian (U+10B40–U+10B5F)

About Inscriptional Parthian

Inscriptional Parthian (also called Arsacid Pahlavi) is the script used for royal inscriptions of the Arsacid (Parthian) Empire from approximately the 2nd century BCE to the 3rd century CE. It is an abjad descended from the Aramaic script.

The Parthian Empire was a major power between the Seleucid Greeks and the Roman Empire, and Parthian inscriptions are important historical documents. After the fall of the Parthians to the Sassanid Persians, the script was replaced by Inscriptional Pahlavi. The Inscriptional Parthian script is studied by historians and is included in Unicode for scholarly use.

Data sourced from the ISO 15924 registry, Unicode CLDR, and the Unicode Character Database.

Script Family & Lineage

Ancestor Chain
Phoenician › Imperial Aramaic › Inscriptional Parthian

Languages Using Inscriptional Parthian 1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Inscriptional Parthian?
Inscriptional Parthian is an Abjad. Abjads write consonants only; vowels are absent or shown by optional diacritics.
What direction does Inscriptional Parthian read?
Inscriptional Parthian is written Right-to-left, meaning text flows from right to left. Words and sentences begin on the right side of the page.
How many languages use the Inscriptional Parthian script?
1 language use Inscriptional Parthian according to Unicode CLDR data.
When was the Inscriptional Parthian script created?
The Inscriptional Parthian script originated around 200 CE. It is now considered a historical script, no longer in active everyday use.

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Key Facts

ISO Code
Prti
ISO Number
130
Script Type
Abjad
Direction
Right-to-left
Status
Historical
Region
Middle Eastern
Characters
30
Introduced
200 CE
Languages
1

Unicode Ranges

  • Inscriptional Parthian
    U+10B40–U+10B5F

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