Inscriptional Parthian
| Inscriptional Parthian | |
|---|---|
 Parthian version of Shapur I's inscription at 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 |
Unicode range | 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 is written from right to left and 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
Letters[]
Inscriptional Parthian uses 22 letters:[1]
| Name[A] | Image | Text | IPA[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aleph | 
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