U+10B71 "𐭱" Inscriptional Pahlavi Letter Shin Unicode Character

U+10B71 "𐭱" Inscriptional Pahlavi Letter Shin is a glyph from the Inscriptional Pahlavi script, a writing system used primarily in the Sassanian Empire (3rd to 7th centuries CE) for inscriptions on stone and metal. This letter represents the sound /ʃ/ (like the English "sh" in "ship") and is part of an abjad, where consonants are the primary carriers of meaning, often with vowels implied or omitted. The character's design reflects the cursive, connected style of Pahlavi script, which evolved from the earlier Aramaic alphabet, and it appears in historical monuments, seals, and coinage, offering modern scholars key insights into Middle Persian language and the administrative, religious, and cultural life of late antiquity.