Old Persian Sign Va

𐎺 spells the Old Persian syllable conventionally written va; alone, it is not a complete word. Darius I’s court devised the script for royal inscriptions around 525 BCE.

Text symbol

What 𐎺 means

It spells the syllable va.

Here, va is the conventional spelling of its sound; surrounding Old Persian signs complete the word.

Darius I’s Behistun inscriptions are the earliest secure examples; the script may have begun under Cyrus, but earlier claimed tablets are unproven.

Why was Old Persian cuneiform made?

It was made for royal display.

Inscriptions were carved in stone or metal; Old Persian was not everyday writing.

Part of the collection

𒀭

Cuneiform Symbols

Who writes 𐎺

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Don't confuse it with

𐎻

Old Persian Sign Vi

VI is a separate Old Persian sign with a different sound value, not another form of VA.

Questions people ask

Why does 𐎺 show as a box on some devices?

Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.