monument inscriptions achaemenid kings scripts consisted horizontal vertical diagonal nail shape letters called script nails cuneiform script '''' persian centuries later scripts pahlavi avestan scripts used ancient persia pahlavi middle persian script developed aramaic script became official script sassanian empire ce persian avestan alphabet alefb p rsi avest yi created louren menezes d'almeida alternative script writing persian avestan languages contemporary scripts nasta'liq style
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