U+10B65 "𐭥" Inscriptional Pahlavi Letter Waw-Ayin-Resh Unicode Character

U+10B65 "𐭥" Inscriptional Pahlavi Letter Waw-Ayin-Resh is a unique glyph from the Inscriptional Pahlavi script, a historical writing system used in the Sassanian Empire and earlier periods of Iran to record the Middle Persian language. This character represents a ligature or combined form that unites three distinct letters waw, ayin, and resh into a single unit, reflecting the script’s tendency toward conjoined and abbreviated shapes in monumental inscriptions. It belongs to the Unicode block designated for Inscriptional Pahlavi, numbered U+10B60 to U+10B7F, and provides a critical link for scholars studying ancient epigraphy, Zoroastrian religious texts, and the evolution of Middle Iranian scripts.