Inscriptional Pahlavi
| Inscriptional Pahlavi |
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Coin of Ardashir I (r. 224–42) with Inscriptional Pahlavi writings
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| Languages | Middle Iranian languages |
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Time period
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171–38 BC |
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Parent systems
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Aramaic alphabet
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| Direction | Right-to-left |
| ISO 15924 | Phli, 131 |
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Unicode alias
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Inscriptional Pahlavi |
| U+10B60–U+10B7F | |
Inscriptional Pahlavi is the earliest attested form of Pahlavi scripts, and is evident in clay fragments that have been dated to the reign of Mithridates I (r. 171–38 BC). Other early evidence includes the Pahlavi inscriptions of Arsacid era coins and rock inscriptions of Sassanid kings and other notables such as Kartir. This script contains 19 characters which are not joined.
Inscriptional Pahlavi text from Shapur III at Taq-e Bostan, 4th century
Kartir's inscription at Naqsh-e Rajab
Sasanian relief with Inscriptional Pahlavi monogram.
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