Psalter script

Origin

The Psalter script is a variant of the Persian script which was used mainly for writing on paper. It is known from fragments of a manuscript of the Psalms of David found in north-western China.

Notable features

Written from right to left in horizontal lines.
Only some vowels are indicated and the letters used to represent them have multiple pronunciations.
Word division is indicated by a dot.

Used to write

The Psalter script is a variant of the Persian script which was used mainly for writing on paper. It is known from fragments of a manuscript of the Psalms of David found in north-western China.

Psalter script

Links

Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies at the School of Oriental and Asian Studies (SOAS), University of London: http://www.cais-soas.co.uk

Other consonant alphabets (abjads)

Ancient Berber, Arabic, Dhives Akuru, Hebrew, Mandaic, Middle Persian, Nabataean, Parthian, Phoenician, Proto-Hebrew, Psalter, Sabaean, Samaritan, Sogdian, South Arabian, Syriac, Tifinagh, Ugaritic