Parthian

Summary

Parthian is a language^[1]. Parthian ranks in the top 2% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (681 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Parthian is in the country of Parthian Empire^[3].
• Parthian is in the country of Sasanian Empire^[4].
• Parthian is in the country of Khorasan Province^[5].
• Parthian's instance of is recorded as language^[6].
• Parthian's instance of is recorded as ancient language^[7].
• Parthian is a type of Northwestern Iranian^[8].
• Parthian is a type of Middle Iranian^[9].
• Parthian's writing system is recorded as Pahlavi scripts^[10].
• Parthian's writing system is recorded as Manichaean^[11].
• Parthian's writing system is recorded as Inscriptional Parthian^[12].
• Parthian's writing system is recorded as Aramaic alphabet^[13].
• Parthian's Commons category is recorded as Parthian language^[14].
• Parthian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Parthian language^[15].
• Parthian's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}^[16].
• Parthian's indigenous to is recorded as Iran^[17].
• Parthian's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/XPR^[18].

Why It Matters

Parthian ranks in the top 2% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (681 views/month).^[2] Parthian has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] Parthian is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]