36-sign syllabary used in Achaemenid royal inscriptions, greatly simplified from Sumerian cuneiform.
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What does it look like?
Representative glyphs and samples
◈Sample Glyphs(click to copy)
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Origins & History
Origins, history and genealogy
✦Key Features
Official script of the Achaemenid Empire. The Behistun Inscription was key to deciphering cuneiform.
↔Writing direction: Left to Right (LTR)
U+Unicode Information
Code Block Range
Total Characters
36
Sample Code Points(click to copy)
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How is it used?
Glyph evolution, keyboard & Unicode
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Where is it used?
Languages, countries and users
🌐Usage
Languages
Old Persian
Countries
Iran
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