Book Pahlavi

Book Pahlavi is an alphabet used to write the Middle Persian language. It was used from the 3rd century to the 10th century AD. The alphabet is derived from the Avestan alphabet. The Book Pahlavi script was used to write a variety of Middle Persian dialects, as well as the Avestan language. The script is written from left to right. Each character represents a single phoneme. There are 26 letters in the alphabet, which are all consonants. The characters are all connected, and there are no spaces between words. The Book Pahlavi script is believed to have been invented by the Sassanian Persian king, Shapur I (r. 241-272 AD). The alphabet was used extensively during the Sassanian period (224-651 AD), and was even adopted by the Zoroastrian religion. The script fell out of use after the Islamic conquest of Persia in the 7th century AD. However, it continued to be used by Zoroastrians in Iran and India until the 20th century. Today, the Book Pahlavi script is mostly used for decorative purposes. It can be seen on ancient buildings and monuments, as well as on some modern Zoroastrian texts.