Inscriptional Parthian
| Inscriptional Parthian | |
|---|---|
Parthian version of Shapur I's inscription at the Ka'ba-ye Zartosht | |
| Script type | |
Period | c. 100 CE – c. 400 CE |
| Direction | Right-to-left script |
| Languages | Parthian language |
| Related scripts | |
Parent systems | Aramaic alphabet
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| ISO 15924 | |
| ISO 15924 | Prti (130), Inscriptional Parthian |
| Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Inscriptional Parthian |
| U+10B40–U+10B5F | |
Inscriptional Parthian was a script used to write the Parthian language, the majority of the text found were 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.
Inscriptional Parthian is written right to left and the letters are not joined.