Inscriptional Parthian
Inscriptional Parthian is a script used to write the Parthian language on coins of Parthia from the time of Arsaces I (250 BC). It was also used for inscriptions of Parthian (mostly on clay fragments) and later Sasanian periods (mostly on official inscriptions).
| Inscriptional Parthian | |
|---|---|
Parthian version of Shapur I's inscription at the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht | |
| Script type | |
Time period | 250 BC |
| Direction | Right-to-left script |
| Languages | Parthian language |
| Related scripts | |
Parent systems | Aramaic alphabet
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| ISO 15924 | |
| ISO 15924 | Prti (130), Inscriptional Parthian |
| Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Inscriptional Parthian |
| U+10B40–U+10B5F | |
Inscriptional Parthian is written right to left and the letters are not joined.
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