Unicode Block - Chorasmian

Chorasmian is a script used to write the ancient Iranian language of the same name, which was spoken in the region of Chorasmia, near the lower Amu Darya river, from roughly the 2nd century BCE to the 2nd century CE. This writing system, derived from Aramaic, features a right-to-left directionality and contains a set of letters for consonants, with some characters also serving as vowel indicators in certain contexts. The script is notable for its distinct, angular forms and is primarily known from inscriptions, coins, and documents on materials like leather and wood. Its inclusion in modern digital standards allows scholars to digitally preserve and study this historical language, which was once used for administrative and economic records in a significant Central Asian civilization.