PersianinOld Persian

fas·XpeoHistorical / SymbolicSingle-source attestation (AUX)

GlotScript records this relationship through single-source attestation. Present-day usage, official status, region and dates are unknown here unless separately sourced. How to interpret the evidence.

Language

Persian

ISO 639-3fasStatusLivingScopeMacrolanguageScripts used8

Also written in:

Arabic (Arab)Inscriptional Pahlavi (Phli)Inscriptional Parthian (Prti)Psalter Pahlavi (Phlp)Book Pahlavi (Phlv)Braille (Brai)Latin (Latn)

Script

Old Persian

ISO 15924XpeoFamilyCuneiformOriginMiddle EastDirectionLeft-to-rightStatusAncient scriptOpenType tagxpeo

Old Persian cuneiform, a semi-alphabetic script used in Achaemenid royal inscriptions (c. 525–330 BCE). Derived from Mesopotamian cuneiform.

Other languages using Old Persian

Old Persian (ca. 600-400 B.C.)peo

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