U+10B66 "𐭦" Inscriptional Pahlavi Letter Zayin Unicode Character

U+10B66 "𐭦" Inscriptional Pahlavi Letter Zayin is a glyph representing the seventh letter of the Inscriptional Pahlavi script, an ancient writing system used primarily for Middle Persian inscriptions from the Parthian and Sassanid eras. This character corresponds to the Semitic letter Zayin, sharing its origin and phonetic value, typically denoting a voiced "z" sound in the Middle Persian language. In the context of historical records, U+10B66 appears in monumental and religious inscriptions, such as those found on rock faces and artifacts from the Sassanid Empire, where it formed part of a cursive, right-to left script that often linked letters in ligatures. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that scholars and digital archivists can accurately preserve and reproduce this ancient script for linguistic research, historical documentation, and cultural heritage projects, bridging modern technology with the study of pre Islamic Iranian civilizations.