U+10B4D "𐭍" Inscriptional Parthian Letter Nun Unicode Character

U+10B4D "𐭍" Inscriptional Parthian Letter Nun is a glyph from the Inscriptional Parthian script, an ancient writing system used by the Parthian Empire from roughly the 2nd century BCE to the 3rd century CE primarily for stone inscriptions and official documents. This specific character represents the consonant sound /n/ and is the fourteenth letter of the Inscriptional Parthian alphabet, which was derived from the Imperial Aramaic script. The letter form is typically cursive and connects to neighboring characters in a right-to-left writing direction, reflecting its origins in a script adapted for monumental and administrative texts. As part of the Unicode Standard, this character enables digital preservation and study of Parthian language records, contributing to the understanding of Middle Iranian history and linguistic development.