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Middle Persian Pahlavi Script Transliteration Online

Convert Latin letters, the digraphs th, zh, sh, kh, ph and the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 20, 100 and 1000 into Sasanian Pahlavi Unicode script characters, or reverse Pahlavi characters back to Latin. Every substitution follows one published table, and spaces, punctuation and unsupported characters are kept rather than dropped. Try it online.

What is Middle Persian Pahlavi Script Transliteration Online?

This is a character-level transliteration tool for Sasanian Pahlavi script, the writing system used for Middle Persian. You type Latin letters, and the agent returns the matching Pahlavi Unicode characters from a fixed table. It also works in reverse: paste Pahlavi script characters and get the Latin letters back. It is a script converter, not a language translator — it does not translate English or Modern Persian into the Middle Persian language.

Key Features

Complete published mapping. A–Z, the accented vowels Ā, Ē and Â, the digraphs th, zh, sh, kh and ph, and the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 20, 100 and 1000 each map to a specific Pahlavi character.
Reverse transliteration. Pahlavi characters convert back to Latin letters, with a clear note where several Latin letters share one Pahlavi sign.
Nothing silently dropped. Spaces, punctuation, line breaks and characters outside the table are preserved exactly as typed.
Auditable output. On request the agent lists each character pair used, so you can check every substitution.
Random sample sentence. Ask for a random short sentence and get one rendered through the same table.

How to Use

Type or paste your Latin text, for example a name or a short phrase, and say you want Pahlavi script.
Read the converted text in the copyable block. Ask for the character-by-character breakdown if you want to verify it.
To go the other way, paste Pahlavi characters and ask for the Latin reading; the agent will flag any ambiguous letters.

Example Use Cases

Rendering a personal name in Pahlavi script for a design mock-up or a caption.
Checking how a short Middle Persian Pahlavi script inscription maps back to Latin letters for a study note.
Producing a Pahlavi script version of a short motto, with spacing preserved, for a classroom handout.

A quick before-and-after: the input A B 1 20 becomes 𐭠 𐭡 𐭸 𐭼. Note that A, Ā and Â all produce the same character 𐭠.

Tips for Best Results

Use uppercase or lowercase freely; both resolve through the same table, so sh and SH give the same Pahlavi sign.
Keep in mind that the mapping is many-to-one: several Latin letters share one Pahlavi character, so reverse conversion cannot always recover the original spelling.
If you need the exact table, just ask and the agent will print it.

FAQ

What input can I use?
Latin letters, Ā, Ē, Â, the digraphs th, zh, sh, kh, ph, and the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 20, 100 and 1000. Arabic-script Modern Persian is not in the table, so those characters are preserved unchanged rather than converted.

How accurate is the result?
It is exact for the published table: each supported character maps to one fixed Pahlavi character. It is not a translation and does not claim scholarly historical orthography.

How is this different from some free text tools?
Some free text tools show only the converted box. This agent also shows the mapping on request, explains many-to-one collisions, preserves unsupported characters, and supports a documented reverse direction.

Can I get an image or a font file?
No. The output is copyable Unicode text only.