Middle Persian

Southwestern Iranian languageThis article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article should specify the language of its non-English content using {{lang}} or {{langx}}, {{transliteration}} for transliterated languages, and {{IPA}} for phonetic transcriptions, with an appropriate ISO 639 code. Wikipedia's multilingual support templates may also be used - notably pal for Pahlavi. See why. (October 2021)This article may be too long to read and navigate comfortably. Consider splitting content into sub-articles, condensing it, or adding subheadings. Please discuss this issue on the article's talk page. (September 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message)Middle Persian𐭯𐭠𐭫𐭮𐭩𐭪 (Pārsīk, Pārsīg)RegionSasanian Empire (224–651)EthnicityPersiansEraEvolved into Early New Persian by the 9th century; thereafter used only by Zoroastrian priests for exegesis and religious instructionLanguage familyIndo-European Indo-IranianIranianWesternSouthwesternMiddle PersianEarly formOld Persian Writing systemPahlavi scripts, Manichaean script, Avestan alphabet, PazendLanguage co