Language
Old Persian
𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹
The language of the Achaemenid royal inscriptions, written in a simplified, semi-alphabetic cuneiform script developed under Darius I. Old Persian is attested almost exclusively in monumental royal contexts; for administrative purposes the Achaemenids used Aramaic.
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Civilizations named in this language
- 𐎹𐎢𐎴 Yauna Greece
- 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 Pārsa Persia
- 𐎸𐎢𐎭𐎼𐎠𐎹 Mudrāya Egypt
- 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 Armina Armenia
- 𐎠𐎰𐎢𐎼𐎠 Aθurā Assyria
- 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎽𐎢𐏁 Bābiruš Babylonia
- 𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁 Bāxtriš Bactria
- 𐎢𐎺𐎩 Ūvja Elam
- 𐎶𐎣 Maka Magan
- 𐎶𐎠𐎭 Māda Media
- 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 Parθava Parthia
- 𐎿𐎣𐎠 Sakā Scythia
- 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 Hinduš India
Cities named in this language
Regions named in this language
- 𐎣𐎫𐎱𐎬𐎢𐎣 Katpatuka Cappadocia
- 𐎥𐎭𐎠𐎼 Gandāra Gandhāra
- 𐎹𐎢𐎴 Yauna Ionia
- 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 ariya Iran
- 𐎿𐎱𐎼𐎭 Sparda Lydia
- 𐎿𐎢𐎥𐎢𐎭𐎠 Suguda Sogdiana
- 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 Hinduš Sindh
- 𐎿𐎤𐎢𐎭𐎼 Skudra Macedonia
Geographic features named in this language
- 𐎢𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎬𐎢 Ufrātu The Euphrates River
- 𐎭𐎼𐎹 drayah The Persian Gulf
- 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 Tigrā The Tigris River
- 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 Hinduš The Indus River
Cite this page
Rajagopal, Shriram. "Old Persian." Onomastikon: A Digital Atlas of Ancient Names. Last modified July 24, 2026. https://onomastikon.org/languages/old-persian.
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author = {Rajagopal, Shriram},
title = {Old Persian},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://onomastikon.org/languages/old-persian}},
note = {Onomastikon: A Digital Atlas of Ancient Names}
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