U+10B4E "𐭎" Inscriptional Parthian Letter Samekh Unicode Character

U+10B4E "𐭎" Inscriptional Parthian Letter Samekh is a glyph from the Inscriptional Parthian script, which was used to write the Parthian language from around the 2nd century BCE to the 3rd century CE in the region of present day Iran and Iraq. This character represents the sound equivalent to the Semitic samekh, typically corresponding to a voiceless sibilant similar to the English "s" sound. It is part of the Unicode block for Inscriptional Parthian, a script derived from Aramaic and employed in royal inscriptions and administrative documents of the Parthian Empire. The letter serves as a valuable tool for scholars studying ancient Iranian history and philology.