Inscriptional Parthian

Inscriptional Parthian
Inscriptional Parthian;
	Ostracon in Parthian script, from Nippur
Script type	Abjad
Period	c. 100 CE – c. 400 CE
Direction	Right-to-left script
Languages	Parthian language
Related scripts
Parent systems	Aramaic alphabet Pahlavi scripts Inscriptional Parthian; ;
ISO 15924
ISO 15924	Prti (130), Inscriptional Parthian
Unicode
Unicode alias	Inscriptional Parthian
Unicode range	U+10B40–U+10B5F

Inscriptional Parthian was a script used to write the Parthian language; the majority of the text found has been from clay fragments. This script was used from the 2nd century CE to the 5th century CE or in the Parthian Empire to the early Sasanian Empire. During the Sasanian Empire, it was mostly used for official texts.

Drawing of a Parthian relief at Sarpol-e Zahab. What can be read of the inscription behind the rider reads: *ptkr ZNH̱ NPSH̱ gwtrz MLKʾ* (𐭐𐭕𐭊𐭓 𐭆𐭍𐭄 𐭍𐭐𐭎𐭄 𐭂𐭅𐭕𐭓𐭆 𐭌𐭋𐭊𐭀‎) 'This (is) the own image of Gōdarz, king'

Parthian and Greek inscriptions on a relief of Shapur I.

Parthian version of Shapur I's inscription at the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht

Inscribed stone block from the Paikuli inscription of Narseh, 293 CE