Avestan
OriginIran
Earliest400
TypeAlphabet
About Avestan
Created specifically to record the Avesta, the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism. Developed from Pahlavi with additions from Greek and Aramaic for precision. 53 letters make it one of the most exact early alphabets for phonetic detail. Every vowel is marked. Still used by Zoroastrian priests in India and Iran today.
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