Middle Persian (a.k.a. Pahlavi, Pārsīk)
Liturgically in Zoroastrianism
Isolated |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Aleph-Heth (isolated)
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Book Pahlavi letter Aleph-Heth (isolated)ʾ, h, x
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Beth (isolated)
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Gimel-Daleth-Yodh (isolated)
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Book Pahlavi letter Gimel-Daleth-Yodh (isolated)g, d, y
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![]() Old Book Pahlavi letter Daleth (isolated)
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Old Book Pahlavi letter Daleth (isolated)d
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter He (isolated) |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Waw-Nun-Ayin-Resh (isolated)
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Book Pahlavi letter Waw-Nun-Ayin-Resh (isolated)w, n, ʿ, r
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Zayin (isolated) |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Kaph (isolated)
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Book Pahlavi letter Kaph (isolated)k
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![]() Old Book Pahlavi letter Kaph (isolated) |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Lamedh (isolated) |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Stroked Lamadh (isolated)
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Book Pahlavi letter Stroked Lamadh (isolated)l, r
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Hooked Lamadh (isolated)
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Book Pahlavi letter Hooked Lamadh (isolated)l
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![]() Old Book Pahlavi letter Lamedh (isolated)
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Old Book Pahlavi letter Lamedh (isolated)l
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Mem-Qoph (isolated) |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Samekh (isolated) |
![]() Alternate Book Pahlavi letter Samekh (isolated)
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Alternate Book Pahlavi letter Samekh (isolated)s
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Pe (isolated) |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Sadhe (isolated) |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Shin (isolated) |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Taw (isolated) |
Initial |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Aleph-Heth variant 1 (initial)
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Book Pahlavi letter Aleph-Heth variant 1 (initial)ʾ, h, x
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Gimel-Daleth-Yodh variant 1 (initial)
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Book Pahlavi letter Gimel-Daleth-Yodh variant 1 (initial)g, d, y
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Zayin variant 1 (initial)
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Book Pahlavi letter Zayin variant 1(initial)z
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![]() Old Book Pahlavi letter Kaph (initial) |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Lamedh variant 1 (initial)
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Book Pahlavi letter Lamedh variant 1 (initial)r
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Stroked Lamadh variant 1 (initial)
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Book Pahlavi letter Stroked Lamadh variant 1 (initial)l, r
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Hooked Lamadh (initial)
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Book Pahlavi letter Hooked Lamadh (initial)l
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Samekh (initial) |
![]() Alternate Book Pahlavi letter Samekh (initial)
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Alternate Book Pahlavi letter Samekh (initial)s
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Shin (initial) |
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Aleph-Heth variant 2 (initial)
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Book Pahlavi letter Aleph-Heth variant 2 (initial)ʾ, h, x
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Gimel-Daleth-Yodh variant 2 (initial)
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Book Pahlavi letter Gimel-Daleth-Yodh variant 2 (initial)g, d, y
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Zayin variant 2 (initial)
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Book Pahlavi letter Zayin variant 2 (initial)z
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Lamedh variant 2 (initial)
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Book Pahlavi letter Lamedh variant 2 (initial)r
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Stroked Lamadh variant 2 (initial)
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Book Pahlavi letter Stroked Lamadh variant 2 (initial)l, r
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Aleph-Heth variant 3 (initial)
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Book Pahlavi letter Aleph-Heth variant 3 (initial)ʾ, h, x
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Gimel-Daleth-Yodh variant 3 (initial)
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Book Pahlavi letter Gimel-Daleth-Yodh variant 3 (initial)g, d, y
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Medial |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Aleph-Heth variant 1 (medial)
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Book Pahlavi letter Aleph-Heth variant 1 (medial)ʾ, h, x
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Gimel-Daleth-Yodh variant 1 (medial)
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Book Pahlavi letter Gimel-Daleth-Yodh variant 1 (medial)g, d, y
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Lamedh variant 1 (medial)
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Book Pahlavi letter Lamedh variant 1 (medial)r
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Stroked Lamadh variant 1 (medial)
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Book Pahlavi letter Stroked Lamadh variant 1 (medial)l, r
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Hooked Lamadh (medial)
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Book Pahlavi letter Hooked Lamadh (medial)l
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Samekh (medial) |
![]() Alternate Book Pahlavi letter Samekh (medial)
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Alternate Book Pahlavi letter Samekh (medial)s
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Shin (medial) |
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Aleph-Heth variant 2 (medial)
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Book Pahlavi letter Aleph-Heth variant 2 (medial)ʾ, h, x
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Gimel-Daleth-Yodh variant 2 (medial)
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Book Pahlavi letter Gimel-Daleth-Yodh variant 2 (medial)g, d, y
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Lamedh variant 2 (medial)
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Book Pahlavi letter Lamedh variant 2 (medial)r
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Stroked Lamadh variant 2 (medial)
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Book Pahlavi letter Stroked Lamadh variant 2 (medial)l, r
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Aleph-Heth variant 3 (medial)
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Book Pahlavi letter Aleph-Heth variant 3 (medial)ʾ, h, x
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Gimel-Daleth-Yodh variant 3 (medial)
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Book Pahlavi letter Gimel-Daleth-Yodh variant 3 (medial)g, d, y
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Final |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Aleph-Heth (final)
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Book Pahlavi letter Aleph-Heth (final)ʾ, h, x
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Beth (final)
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Gimel-Daleth-Yodh (final)
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Book Pahlavi letter Gimel-Daleth-Yodh (final)g, d, y
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![]() Old Book Pahlavi letter Daleth (final)
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Old Book Pahlavi letter Dalethd
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter He (final) |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Waw-Nun-Ayin-Resh (final)
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Book Pahlavi letter Waw-Nun-Ayin-Resh (final)w, n, ʿ, r
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Zayin (final) |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Kaph variant 1 (final)
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Book Pahlavi letter Kaph variant 1 (final)k
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![]() Old Book Pahlavi letter Kaph (final) |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Lamedh variant 1 (final)
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Book Pahlavi letter Lamedh variant 1 (final)r
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Stroked Lamadh variant 2 (final)
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Book Pahlavi letter Stroked Lamadh variant 2 (final)l, r
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Hooked Lamadh (final)
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Book Pahlavi letter Hooked Lamadh (final)l
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![]() Old Book Pahlavi letter Lamedh (final)
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Old Book Pahlavi letter Lamedh (final)l
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Mem-Qoph (final) |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Samekh (final) |
![]() Alternate Book Pahlavi letter Samekh (final)
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Alternate Book Pahlavi letter Samekh (final)s
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Pe variant 1 (final) |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Sadhe (final) |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Shin (final) |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Taw (final) |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Kaph variant 2 (final)
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Book Pahlavi letter Kaph variant 2 (final)k
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Lamedh variant 1 (final)
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Book Pahlavi letter Lamedh variant 1 (final)r
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Stroked Lamadh variant 2 (final)
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Book Pahlavi letter Stroked Lamadh variant 2 (final)l, r
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Pe variant 2 (final) |
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Pe variant 3 (final) |
The opening of Kar-Namag i Ardashir i Pabagan, hand-written by Nyberg. (Description and transliteration - here)
Writing Script | Head of ox | House plan | Throw stick | Nile tilapia | Man with arms raised | Pear shaped mace | Two diagonal strokes | Plan of rectangular enclosure | Heart and trachea | Arm with downward facing palm | Hand | Crook | Water ripple | Cobra | Reed column | Eye | Mouth | Rush with shoots | Cord on stick | Head | Bow | Crossed sticks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Logography |
![]() Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F1𓃾Head of Ox
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![]() Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. O1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. O1𓉐House plan
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![]() Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T14
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T14𓌙Throw stick
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![]() Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. K1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. K1𓆛Bulti fish
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![]() Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. A28
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. A28𓀠Man with arms raised
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![]() Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T3
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T3𓌉Pear shaped mace
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![]() Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z4
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z4𓏭Two diagonal strokes
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![]() Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. 06
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. O6𓉗Plan of rectangular enclosure
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![]() Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F35
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F35𓄤Heart and windpipe
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![]() Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D42
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D42𓂣Arm with downward facing palm
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![]() Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D46
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D46𓂧Hand
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![]() Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. S39
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. S39𓋿Crook
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![]() Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. N35
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. N35𓈖Water ripple
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![]() Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. I10
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. I10𓆓Cobra
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![]() Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. R11
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. R11𓊽Reed column
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![]() Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D4
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D4𓁹Eye
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![]() Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D21
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D21𓂋Mouth
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![]() Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. M22
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. M22𓇑Rush with roots
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![]() Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. V24
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. V24𓎗Cord on stick
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![]() Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D1𓁶Head
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![]() Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T9a
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T9a𓌓Bow
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![]() Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z9
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z9𓏴Crossed sticks
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Inscriptional Pahlavi (Parent) | Abjad |
![]() Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Aleph
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Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Aleph𐭠𐭠𐭋𐭐ʾ
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![]() Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Beth
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Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Beth𐭡𐭡𐭕b
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![]() Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Gimel
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Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Gimel𐭢𐭢𐭌𐭋g
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![]() Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Daleth
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Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Daleth𐭣𐭣𐭫𐭲d
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![]() Inscriptional Pahlavi letter He
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![]() Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Waw-Ayin-Resh
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Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Waw-Ayin-Resh𐭥w, ʿ, r
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![]() Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Zayin
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Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Zayin𐭦𐭦𐭩𐭭z
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![]() Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Heth
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Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Heth𐭧𐭧𐭲h
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![]() Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Teth
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Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Teth𐭨𐭨𐭲t
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![]() Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Yodh
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Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Yodh𐭩𐭩𐭣j
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![]() Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Kaph
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Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Kaph𐭪𐭪𐭯k
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![]() Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Lamadh
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Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Lamadh𐭫𐭫𐭬𐭣l
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![]() Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Mem-Qoph
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Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Mem-Qoph𐭬m, q
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![]() Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Nun
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Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Nun𐭭𐭭𐭭n
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![]() Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Samekh
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Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Samekh𐭮𐭮𐭬𐭪s
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![]() Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Pe
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Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Pe𐭯𐭯p
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![]() Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Sadhe
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Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Sadhe𐭰𐭰𐭣s
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![]() Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Shin
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Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Shin𐭱𐭱𐭭sh
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![]() Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Taw
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Inscriptional Pahlavi letter Taw𐭲𐭲𐭥t
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Psalter Pahlavi (Sibling) | Abjad |
![]() Psalter Pahlavi letter Aleph
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Psalter Pahlavi letter Aleph𐮀𐮀𐮊𐮎ʾ
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![]() Psalter Pahlavi letter Beth
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Psalter Pahlavi letter Beth𐮁𐮁𐮑b
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![]() Psalter Pahlavi letter Gimel
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Psalter Pahlavi letter Gimel𐮂𐮂𐮋𐮊g
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![]() Psalter Pahlavi letter Daleth
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Psalter Pahlavi letter Daleth𐮃𐮃𐮊𐮑d
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![]() Psalter Pahlavi letter He |
![]() Psalter Pahlavi letter Waw-Ayin-Resh
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Psalter Pahlavi letter Waw-Ayin-Resh𐮅w, ʿ, r
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![]() Psalter Pahlavi letter Zayin
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![]() Psalter Pahlavi letter Heth
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Psalter Pahlavi letter Heth𐮇𐮇𐮑h
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![]() Psalter Pahlavi letter Yodh
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Psalter Pahlavi letter Yodh𐮈𐮈𐮃j
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![]() Psalter Pahlavi letter Kaph
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Psalter Pahlavi letter Kaph𐮉𐮉𐮎k
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![]() Psalter Pahlavi letter Lamadh
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Psalter Pahlavi letter Lamadh𐮊𐮊𐮋𐮃l
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![]() Psalter Pahlavi letter Mem-Qoph
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Psalter Pahlavi letter Mem-Qoph𐮋m, q
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![]() Psalter Pahlavi letter Nun |
![]() Psalter Pahlavi letter Samekh
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Psalter Pahlavi letter Samekh𐮍𐮍𐮋𐮉s
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![]() Psalter Pahlavi letter Pe
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Psalter Pahlavi letter Pe𐮎𐮎p
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![]() Psalter Pahlavi letter Sadhe
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Psalter Pahlavi letter Sadhe𐮏𐮏𐮃s
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![]() Psalter Pahlavi letter Shin |
![]() Psalter Pahlavi letter Taw
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Book Pahlavi | Abjad |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Aleph-Heth
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Beth
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Gimel-Daleth-Yodh
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Book Pahlavi letter Gimel-Daleth-Yodhg, d, y
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![]() Old Book Pahlavi letter Daleth
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Old Book Pahlavi letter Dalethd
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter He |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Waw-Nun-Ayin-Resh
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Book Pahlavi letter Waw-Nun-Ayin-Reshw, n, ʿ, r
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Zayin |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Kaph ![]() Old Book Pahlavi letter Kaph |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Lamedh ![]() Book Pahlavi letter Stroked Lamadh ![]() Book Pahlavi letter Hooked Lamadh
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Book Pahlavi letter Hooked Lamadhl
![]() Old Book Pahlavi letter Lamedh
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Old Book Pahlavi letter Lamedhl
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![]() Book Pahlavi letter Mem-Qoph |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Samekh ![]() Alternate Book Pahlavi letter Samekh |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Pe |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Sadhe |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Shin |
![]() Book Pahlavi letter Taw |
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Avestan (Child) | Alphabet |
![]() Avestan letter A
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![]() Avestan letter Be
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![]() Avestan letter De
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![]() Avestan letter Ne
![]() Avestan letter I
![]() Avestan letter Re
![]() Avestan letter Ae
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![]() Avestan letter Ze
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![]() Avestan letter Ke
![]() Avestan letter Ghe
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![]() Avestan letter Me
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![]() Avestan letter Se
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![]() Avestan letter Pe
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![]() Avestan letter She
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![]() Avestan letter Te
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