Middle Persian
southwestern Iranian language, predecessor to New Persian
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Middle Persian
Summary
Middle Persian is a language[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (448 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Middle Persian is in the country of Sasanian Empire[3].
- Middle Persian is in the country of Iran[4].
- Middle Persian's instance of is recorded as language[5].
- Middle Persian's instance of is recorded as historical language[6].
- Middle Persian followed Old Persian[7].
- Middle Persian was followed by Persian[8].
- Middle Persian was followed by New Persian[9].
- Middle Persian is a type of Southwestern Iranian[10].
- Middle Persian is a type of Middle Iranian[11].
- Middle Persian's writing system is recorded as Pahlavi scripts[12].
- Middle Persian's writing system is recorded as Manichaean[13].
- Middle Persian's writing system is recorded as Avestan[14].
- Middle Persian's writing system is recorded as Inscriptional Pahlavi[15].
- Middle Persian's Commons category is recorded as Middle Persian language[16].
- Middle Persian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Middle Persian[17].
- Middle Persian's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
- Middle Persian's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
- Middle Persian's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20].
- Middle Persian's topic has template is recorded as Q111233129[21].
- Middle Persian's different from is recorded as Pahlavi[22].
- Middle Persian's indigenous to is recorded as Persians[23].
- Middle Persian's indigenous to is recorded as Sasanian Empire[24].
- Middle Persian dates from the Zoroastrianism[25].
- Middle Persian dates from the exegesis[26].
- Middle Persian's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/PAL[27].
Why It Matters
Middle Persian ranks in the top 1% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (448 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]