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Unicode Status for Psalter Pahlavi

In The Unicode Standard, Psalter Pahlavi script implementation is discussed in Chapter 10 Middle East-II — Ancient Scripts.

The Psalter Pahlavi script was encoded in The Unicode Standard version 7.0. The script is now encoded in the following block:

BlocksCharacter RangeAdded in Unicode VersionUnicode chart
Psalter Pahlavi10B80..10BAF7.0U10B80.pdf

A number of proposals for its inclusion have been submitted to the Unicode Technical Committee and WG2:

  • 2007-04-12 Proposal for encoding the Parthian, Inscriptional Pahlavi, and Psalter Pahlavi scripts in the BMP of the UCS — Michael Everson (WG2 N3241, L2/07-102)

  • 2007-09-18 Proposal for encoding the Inscriptional Parthian, Inscriptional Pahlavi, and Psalter Pahlavi scripts in the SMP of the UCS — Michael Everson, Roozbeh Pournader (WG2 N3286, L2/07-207)

  • 2011-05-06 Proposal for encoding the Psalter Pahlavi script in the SMP of the UCS — Michael Everson, Roozbeh Pournader (WG2 N4040, L2/11-147)

  • 2011-11-04 Proposed Additions to ISO/IEC 10646 — U.S. National Body (WG2 N4181, L2/11-330)