Inscriptional Parthian

Inscriptional Parthian

Parthian version of Shapur I's inscription at Ka'ba-ye Zartosht
Type
Languages Parthian language
Time period
 250 BC
Parent systems
Aramaic alphabet
Direction Right-to-left
ISO 15924 Prti, 130
Unicode alias
 Inscriptional Parthian
U+10B40–U+10B5F

Inscriptional Parthian is a script used to write Parthian language on coins of Parthia from the time of Arsaces I of Parthia (250 BC). It was also used for inscriptions of Parthian (mostly on clay fragments) and later Sassanian periods (mostly on official inscriptions).

Inscriptional Parthian script has 22 letters for sounds and 8 letters for numerals. The letters are not joined.

Parthian (above), along with Greek (below) and Middle Persian was being used in inscriptions of early Sassanian kings. Shapur inscription in Naqsh-e Rajab

Unicode

There is an Inscriptional Parthian unicode block.

Inscriptional Parthian[1][2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
U+10B4x 𐭀 𐭁 𐭂 𐭃 𐭄 𐭅 𐭆 𐭇 𐭈 𐭉 𐭊 𐭋 𐭌 𐭍 𐭎 𐭏
U+10B5x 𐭐 𐭑 𐭒 𐭓 𐭔 𐭕 𐭘 𐭙 𐭚 𐭛 𐭜 𐭝 𐭞 𐭟
Notes
1.^ As of Unicode version 8.0
2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

References

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