Elymaic

Middle Eastern

script: Qa34
family: Middle Eastern
type: abjad
whitespace: unspecified
open_type_tag: none
complex_positioning: unknown
unicode: true
status: Historical
baseline: unspecified
ligatures: unspecified
direction: rtl

The Elymaic script was an abjad used between approximately 250 BC - 500 AD in the state of Elymais, an ancient state located in the region southeast of the Tigris River in present-day Iran. The Elymaic script was descended from Aramaic, and was either the parent or a sibling script for Mandaic. It is poorly attested on coins and rock inscriptions from the second and third centuries.

This script is not currently recognized by the  ISO 15924 standard, but is included in ScriptSource for research purposes. If you have any information on this script, please add the information to this site. Your contributions can be a great help in refining and expanding the ISO 15924 standard. The  Script Encoding Initiative is working to support the inclusion of this script in the standard, and contributions here will support their efforts.