Direction Right-to-left | Time period 171–38 BC ISO 15924 Phli, 131 | |
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Languages Middle Iranian languages Parent systems Aramaic alphabetPahlavi scriptsInscriptional Pahlavi | ||
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. 171–38 BC). Other early evidence includes the Pahlavi inscriptions of Arsacid era coins and rock inscriptions of Sassanid kings and other notables such as Kartir. This script contains 19 characters which are not joined.
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