Inscriptional Parthian Unicode Block

Inscriptional Parthian is a script used to write the Parthian language, primarily found in inscriptions and coins from the Parthian Empire, which thrived from around 247 BCE to 224 CE. The characters in this writing system are derived from the Aramaic script, reflecting a cursive and right-to-left orientation, and they include distinct letterforms for consonants along with a few logograms inherited from Aramaic, though no vowels are marked. This script is historically significant for documenting the administrative, religious, and royal texts of a major ancient power, and its digital encoding preserves these texts for modern linguistic and historical study.