Script - Inscriptional Parthian

Inscriptional Parthian is a script value used for a writing system of the ancient Parthian Empire, derived from the Aramaic script. It appears in inscriptions dating from roughly the 2nd century BCE to the 3rd century CE, primarily on stone and metal artifacts found in regions of modern Iran and Iraq. The characters are written right to left, with a cursive style and distinct letterforms, including a unique symbol for the word “king.” In digital encoding, this script is assigned its own character block, enabling text in this historical language to be represented and processed by computers, preserving its epigraphic legacy for scholarly research and digital archives.