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ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2 N3241
L2/07-102
2007-04-12
Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set
International Organization for Standardization
Organisation Internationale de Normalisation
Международная организация по стандартизации
Doc Type: Working Group Document
Title: Proposal for encoding the Parthian, Inscriptional Pahlavi, and Psalter Pahlavi scripts 
in the BMP of the UCS
Source: Michael Everson
Status: Individual Contribution
Action: For consideration by JTC1/SC2/WG2 and UTC
Date: 2007-04-12
The three scripts proposed here were used to write a number of Indo-European languages, chiefly
Parthian, and Middle Persian. They are descended from the Imperial Aramaic script used in Iran during
the during the Achaemenid period (549–330 BCE), the Seleucid period (330–210 BCE) and the early
Parthian period (210 BCE–224 CE). By the second century CE the Parthian script had evolved, and was
used as the official script during the first part of the Sassanian period (224–651 CE). The main sources of
Parthian are the inscriptions from Nisa (near present Ashgabat, Turkmenistan) and from Hecatompolis, as
well as from texts in Manichean script, and a number of Sasanian multilingual inscriptions. In Pars in
what is now southern Iran however the Aramaic script evolved differently, into the Inscriptional Pahlavi
script, which was used regularly as a momumental script until the fifth century CE. The Psalter Pahlavi
script was used in Chinese Turkestan and is so named because of its used in a fragmentary manuscript of
the Psalms of David. This script itself developed (or decayed) into the ambiguous Book Pahlavi script
which was replaced by the Avestan reformed script. Book Pahlavi will be the subject of a later proposal.
Processing
All three of these scripts are alphabetic scripts written right-to-left, in scriptio continua or with spaces
between words. Parthian makes use of some standard ligatures, and the Psalter script is characterized the
“touching behaviour” common to Avestan, though more research needs to be done to determine whether
it is in fact “joining behaviour” as in Book Pahlavi.
Numbers and punctuation
All three scripts have their own numbers. Parthian and Inscriptional Pahlavi build up numbers out of 1,
10, 20, 100, and 1000; Psalter Pahlavi has additional numbers for 2, 3, and 4 and omits the number 1000.
The numbers have right-to-left directionality. A PSALTER PAHLAVI PUNCTUATION MARK is attested, which is
used at the beginning of a passage, at the end, and at various breaks within it (see Figure 8).
Names and ordering
The names used for the characters here are based on their Avestan equivalents. The order of the
characters in the code charts is their alphabetical order.
Bibliography
Akbarza ¯deh, Da ¯riyu ¯s ˇ. 2002 (1381 HE). Katı ¯bah ha ¯-yi Pahlavı ¯ as ˇka ¯ni (Pa ¯rthı ¯) = Parthian inscriptions.
Vol. II. ISBN 964-5722-74-8
Akbarza ¯deh, Da ¯riyu ¯s ˇ. 2003 (1382 HE). Katı ¯bah ha ¯-yi Pahlavı ¯: sang niga ¯rah, sikkih, muhr, as
¯
ar-i muhr,
z
¯
arf-i nabishtah = Pahlavi inscriptions: inscriptions, coins, seals, sealing impression. Vol. I. ISBN
Tehran: Pazineh Press. 964-5722-44-6
Baghbidi, Hassan Rezai. 2002 (1381 HE). Dastur zaba ¯n Pa ¯rthı ¯ (Pahlavı ¯ as ˇka ¯ni) = A grammar of Parthian2
(Arsacid Pahlavi). Iranian Academy of Persian Language and Literature. ISBN 964-7531-05-2
Faulmann, Carl. 1990 (1880). Das Buch der Schrift. Frankfurt am Main: Eichborn. ISBN 3-8218-1720-8 
Nyberg, Henrik Samuel. 1964 A manual of Pahlavi. Wiedbaden: Otto Harrassowitz. Reprinted 2003
Tehran: Asatir. ISBN 964-331-131-7, 964-331-132-5
Skjærvø, P. Oktor. 1996. “Aramaic scripts for Iranian languages” in The World’s Writing Systems, ed.
Peter T. Daniels & William Bright. New York; Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-507993-0
Taylor, Isaac. 1883. The alphabet: an account of the origin and development of letters. Vol. 1: Semitic
alphabets; Vol. 2: Aryan alphabets. London: Kegan Paul.
Unicode Character Properties
10B80;PARTHIAN LETTER A;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10B81;PARTHIAN LETTER BE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10B82;PARTHIAN LETTER GE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10B83;PARTHIAN LETTER DE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10B84;PARTHIAN LETTER HE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10B85;PARTHIAN LETTER WA;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10B86;PARTHIAN LETTER ZE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10B87;PARTHIAN LETTER XE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10B88;PARTHIAN LETTER TTE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10B89;PARTHIAN LETTER YA;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10B8A;PARTHIAN LETTER KE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10B8B;PARTHIAN LETTER LE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10B8C;PARTHIAN LETTER ME;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10B8D;PARTHIAN LETTER NE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10B8E;PARTHIAN LETTER SE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10B8F;PARTHIAN LETTER O;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10B90;PARTHIAN LETTER PE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10B91;PARTHIAN LETTER CE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10B92;PARTHIAN LETTER QE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10B93;PARTHIAN LETTER RE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10B94;PARTHIAN LETTER SHE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10B95;PARTHIAN LETTER TE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10B9B;PARTHIAN NUMBER ONE;No;0;R;;;;1;N;;;;;
10B9C;PARTHIAN NUMBER TEN;No;0;R;;;;10;N;;;;;
10B9D;PARTHIAN NUMBER TWENTY;No;0;R;;;;20;N;;;;;
10B9E;PARTHIAN NUMBER ONE HUNDRED;No;0;R;;;;100;N;;;;;
10B9F;PARTHIAN NUMBER ONE THOUSAND;No;0;R;;;;1000;N;;;;;
10BA0;INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER A;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BA1;INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER BE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BA2;INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER GE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BA3;INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER DE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BA4;INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER HE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BA5;INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER WA;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BA6;INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER ZE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BA7;INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER XE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BA8;INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER TTE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BA9;INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER YA;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BAA;INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER KE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BAB;INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER LE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BAC;INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER ME;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BAD;INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER NE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BAE;INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER SE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BAF;INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER PE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BB0;INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER CE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BB1;INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER SHE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BB2;INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER TE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BBB;INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI NUMBER ONE;No;0;R;;;;1;N;;;;;
10BBC;INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI NUMBER TEN;No;0;R;;;;10;N;;;;;
10BBD;INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI NUMBER TWENTY;No;0;R;;;;20;N;;;;;
10BBE;INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI NUMBER ONE HUNDRED;No;0;R;;;;100;N;;;;;
10BBF;INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI NUMBER ONE THOUSAND;No;0;R;;;;1000;N;;;;;
10BC0;PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER A;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BC1;PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER BE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BC2;PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER GE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BC3;PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER DE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BC4;PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER HE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BC5;PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER WA;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BC6;PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER ZE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BC7;PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER XE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BC8;PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER YA;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BC9;PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER KE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;3
10BCA;PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER LE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BCB;PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER ME;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BCC;PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER NE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BCD;PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER SE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BCE;PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER PE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BCF;PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER CE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BD0;PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER SHE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BD1;PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER TE;Lo;0;R;;;;;N;;;;;
10BD1;PSALTER PAHLAVI PUNCTUATION MARK;Po;0;AL;;;;;N;;;;;
10BD9;PSALTER PAHLAVI NUMBER ONE;No;0;R;;;;1;N;;;;;
10BDA;PSALTER PAHLAVI NUMBER TWO;No;0;R;;;;1;N;;;;;
10BDB;PSALTER PAHLAVI NUMBER THREE;No;0;R;;;;1;N;;;;;
10BDC;PSALTER PAHLAVI NUMBER FOUR;No;0;R;;;;1;N;;;;;
10BDD;PSALTER PAHLAVI NUMBER TEN;No;0;R;;;;10;N;;;;;
10BDE;PSALTER PAHLAVI NUMBER TWENTY;No;0;R;;;;20;N;;;;;
10BDF;PSALTER PAHLAVI NUMBER ONE HUNDRED;No;0;R;;;;100;N;;;;;4
Figures
Figure 1. Table of Iranian alphabets, from Taylor 1883. The Arsacidan columns show Parthian script,
and the Sassanian columns show Inscriptional Pahlavi script. The Parsi column is Book Pahlavi.5
Figure 2. Table of Iranian alphabets, from from Nyberg 1964. 
The Parthian inscriptions column refers to Parthian, the Persian inscriptions column refers to
Inscriptional Pahlavi. Psalter Pahlavi and Book Pahlavi are also shown.6
Figure 3. Table of Iranian alphabets, from from Skjærvø 1996. 7
Figure 4. Table of Iranian alphabets, including Book Pahlavi, from Baghbidi 2002. In the left column
Imperial Aramaic is shown, with Parthian in the centre column.
Figure 5. Table of Parthian letters from Akbarzadeh 2002, showing the Parthian letters and their standard
ligatures } tw, ] yw/nw, \ xw, [ gw, | rw, and ^ ‘l.8
Figure 6. Table of Iranian alphabets, showing Psalter Pahlavi on the left, 
Book Pahlavi in the centre, and Inscriptional Pahlavi on the right, from Akbarzadeh 2002.
Figure 7. Sample of Parthian text from Akbarzadeh 2002, 
showing the numbers õõõõù 24, úùùùû 170, and õõõõõõõõ 8 in lines 4, 5, and 6.9
Figure 8. Inscription from Hajjibad in Parthian script, from Nyberg 1964.10
Figure 9. Inscription from Hajjibad in Inscriptional Pahlavi script, from Nyberg 1964.11
Figure 10. Psalm 128 of David in Psalter Pahlavi script, from Nyberg 1964.12
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TABLE XXX - Row 10B: PARTHIAN
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PARTHIAN LETTER A
PARTHIAN LETTER BE
PARTHIAN LETTER GE
PARTHIAN LETTER DE
PARTHIAN LETTER HE
PARTHIAN LETTER WA
PARTHIAN LETTER ZE
PARTHIAN LETTER XE
PARTHIAN LETTER TTE
PARTHIAN LETTER YA
PARTHIAN LETTER KE
PARTHIAN LETTER LE
PARTHIAN LETTER ME
PARTHIAN LETTER NE
PARTHIAN LETTER SE
PARTHIAN LETTER O
PARTHIAN LETTER PE
PARTHIAN LETTER CE
PARTHIAN LETTER QE
PARTHIAN LETTER RE
PARTHIAN LETTER SHE
PARTHIAN LETTER TE
(This position shall not be used)
(This position shall not be used)
(This position shall not be used)
(This position shall not be used)
(This position shall not be used)
PARTHIAN NUMBER ONE
PARTHIAN NUMBER TEN
PARTHIAN NUMBER TWENTY
PARTHIAN NUMBER ONE HUNDRED
PARTHIAN NUMBER ONE THOUSAND
hex Name
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TABLE XX - Row 10B: PARTHIAN
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TABLE XXX - Row 10B: INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI
G = 00
P = 01
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A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
AA
AB
AC
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B1
B2
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B6
B7
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Name
INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER A
INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER BE
INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER GE
INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER DE
INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER HE
INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER WA
INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER ZE
INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER XE
INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER TTE
INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER YA
INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER KE
INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER LE
INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER ME
INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER NE
INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER SE
INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER PE
INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER CE
INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER SHE
INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI LETTER TE
(This position shall not be used)
(This position shall not be used)
(This position shall not be used)
(This position shall not be used)
(This position shall not be used)
(This position shall not be used)
(This position shall not be used)
(This position shall not be used)
INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI NUMBER ONE
INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI NUMBER TEN
INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI NUMBER TWENTY
INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI NUMBER ONE HUNDRED
INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI NUMBER ONE THOUSAND
hex Name
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TABLE XXX - Row 10B: INSCRIPTIONAL PAHLAVI
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3
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7
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TABLE XXX - Row 10B: PSALTER PAHLAVI
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P = 01
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Name
PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER A
PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER BE
PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER GE
PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER DE
PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER HE
PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER WA
PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER ZE
PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER XE
PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER YA
PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER KE
PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER LE
PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER ME
PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER NE
PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER SE
PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER PE
PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER CE
PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER SHE
PSALTER PAHLAVI LETTER TE
(This position shall not be used)
(This position shall not be used)
(This position shall not be used)
(This position shall not be used)
(This position shall not be used)
(This position shall not be used)
PSALTER PAHLAVI PUNCTUATION MARK
PSALTER PAHLAVI NUMBER ONE
PSALTER PAHLAVI NUMBER TWO
PSALTER PAHLAVI NUMBER THREE
PSALTER PAHLAVI NUMBER FOUR
PSALTER PAHLAVI NUMBER TEN
PSALTER PAHLAVI NUMBER TWENTY
PSALTER PAHLAVI NUMBER ONE HUNDRED
hex Name
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TABLE XXX - Row 10B: PSALTER PAHLAVI
Group 00 Plane 01 Row 10818
A. Administrative
1. Title
Proposal for encoding the Parthian, Inscriptional Pahlavi, and Psalter Pahlavi scripts in the BMP of the UCS
2. Requester’s name
Michael Everson
3. Requester type (Member body/Liaison/Individual contribution)
Individual contribution.
4. Submission date
2007-04-12
5. Requester’s reference (if applicable)
6. Choose one of the following:
6a. This is a complete proposal
No.
6b. More information will be provided later
Yes.
B. Technical – General
1. Choose one of the following:
1a. This proposal is for a new script (set of characters)
Yes.
1b. Proposed name of script
Parthian, Inscriptional Pahlavi, and Psalter Pahlavi.
1c. The proposal is for addition of character(s) to an existing block
No.
1d. Name of the existing block
2. Number of characters in proposal
76 (27, 24, 25).
3. Proposed category (A-Contemporary; B.1-Specialized (small collection); B.2-Specialized (large collection); C-Major extinct; D-Attested
extinct; E-Minor extinct; F-Archaic Hieroglyphic or Ideographic; G-Obscure or questionable usage symbols)
Category E.
4a. Is a repertoire including character names provided?
Yes.
4b. If YES, are the names in accordance with the “character naming guidelines” in Annex L of P&P document?
Yes.
4c. Are the character shapes attached in a legible form suitable for review?
Yes.
5a. Who will provide the appropriate computerized font (ordered preference: True Type, or PostScript format) for publishing the standard?
Michael Everson.
5b. If available now, identify source(s) for the font (include address, e-mail, ftp-site, etc.) and indicate the tools used:
Michael Everson, Fontographer.
6a. Are references (to other character sets, dictionaries, descriptive texts etc.) provided?
Yes.
6b. Are published examples of use (such as samples from newspapers, magazines, or other sources) of proposed characters attached?
Yes.
7. Does the proposal address other aspects of character data processing (if applicable) such as input, presentation, sorting, searching,
indexing, transliteration etc. (if yes please enclose information)?
Yes.
8. Submitters are invited to provide any additional information about Properties of the proposed Character(s) or Script that will assist in
correct understanding of and correct linguistic processing of the proposed character(s) or script. Examples of such properties are: Casing
information, Numeric information, Currency information, Display behaviour information such as line breaks, widths etc., Combining
behaviour, Spacing behaviour, Directional behaviour, Default Collation behaviour, relevance in Mark Up contexts, Compatibility
equivalence and other Unicode normalization related information. See the Unicode standard at http://www.unicode.org for such information
on other scripts. Also see Unicode Character Database http://www.unicode.org/Public/UNIDATA/UnicodeCharacterDatabase.html and
associated Unicode Technical Reports for information needed for consideration by the Unicode Technical Committee for inclusion in the
Unicode Standard.
See above.
C. Technical – Justification
1. Has this proposal for addition of character(s) been submitted before? If YES, explain.
No.
2a. Has contact been made to members of the user community (for example: National Body, user groups of the script or characters, other
experts, etc.)?
No.
2b. If YES, with whom?
2c. If YES, available relevant documents
3. Information on the user community for the proposed characters (for example: size, demographics, information technology use, or
publishing use) is included?
Iranianists and other scholars.19
4a. The context of use for the proposed characters (type of use; common or rare)
Rare; historical use.
4b. Reference
5a. Are the proposed characters in current use by the user community?
Yes.
5b. If YES, where?
Scholarly and popular publications.
6a. After giving due considerations to the principles in the P&P document must the proposed characters be entirely in the BMP?
No.
6b. If YES, is a rationale provided?
6c. If YES, reference
7. Should the proposed characters be kept together in a contiguous range (rather than being scattered)?
Yes.
8a. Can any of the proposed characters be considered a presentation form of an existing character or character sequence?
No.
8b. If YES, is a rationale for its inclusion provided?
8c. If YES, reference
9a. Can any of the proposed characters be encoded using a composed character sequence of either existing characters or other proposed
characters?
No.
9b. If YES, is a rationale for its inclusion provided?
9c. If YES, reference
10a. Can any of the proposed character(s) be considered to be similar (in appearance or function) to an existing character?
No.
10b. If YES, is a rationale for its inclusion provided?
10c. If YES, reference
11a. Does the proposal include use of combining characters and/or use of composite sequences (see clauses 4.12 and 4.14 in ISO/IEC
10646-1: 2000)?
No.
11b. If YES, is a rationale for such use provided?
11c. If YES, reference
11d. Is a list of composite sequences and their corresponding glyph images (graphic symbols) provided?
No. 
11e. If YES, reference
12a. Does the proposal contain characters with any special properties such as control function or similar semantics?
No.
12b. If YES, describe in detail (include attachment if necessary)
13a. Does the proposal contain any Ideographic compatibility character(s)?
No.
13b. If YES, is the equivalent corresponding unified ideographic character(s) identified?

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