Inscriptional Pahlavi
| Inscriptional Pahlavi | |
|---|---|
Inscribed stone block from the Paikuli inscription | |
| Script type | |
Period | 2nd century BC — 6th century AD |
| Direction | Right-to-left script |
| Languages | Middle Iranian languages |
| Related scripts | |
Parent systems | Aramaic alphabet
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| ISO 15924 | |
| ISO 15924 | Phli (131), Inscriptional Pahlavi |
| Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Inscriptional Pahlavi |
| U+10B60–U+10B7F | |
Inscriptional Pahlavi is the earliest attested form of Pahlavi scripts, and is evident in clay fragments that have been dated to the reign of Mithridates I (r. 171–138 BC). Other early evidence includes the Pahlavi inscriptions of Parthian coins and the rock inscriptions of Sasanian emperors and other notables, such as Kartir the High Priest.