U+10B7B "𐭻" Inscriptional Pahlavi Number Four Unicode Character

U+10B7B "𐭻" Inscriptional Pahlavi Number Four is a numerical glyph from the Inscriptional Pahlavi script, an ancient writing system used for the Middle Persian language during the Sassanid and Parthian eras. This character represents the number four and belongs to the Inscriptional Pahlavi block of Unicode, which encodes letters and numerals carved into stone monuments or metalwork from the third to seventh centuries CE. The symbol’s angular, linear form reflects the script’s chiseled origins, where scribes adapted Aramaic characters for administrative and royal inscriptions. As part of a numeric system that often combined signs for larger numbers, U+10B7B helps modern scholars accurately read and transcribe historical records of the Sasanian Empire.