Excerpt from On the Origin of the Indian Brahma Alphabet III. Palaeographic evidence for the antiquity of the Brahmi lipi, from the As'oka Edicts, pp. 35 - 43, from the legend of the Eran coin, running from the right to the left, pp. 44 - 45, from the Bhattiprolu alphabet, pp. 45 - 47, from the legends of the Taxila coins, pp. 47 - 50. From the Persian Sigloi, pp. 51 - 53. IV. The derivation of the Brahma letters from the most ancient North Semitic signs. General principles, pp. 53 - 56. The borrowed signs, pp. 56 - 72. ...
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Excerpt from On the Origin of the Indian Brahma Alphabet III. Palaeographic evidence for the antiquity of the Brahmi lipi, from the As'oka Edicts, pp. 35 - 43, from the legend of the Eran coin, running from the right to the left, pp. 44 - 45, from the Bhattiprolu alphabet, pp. 45 - 47, from the legends of the Taxila coins, pp. 47 - 50. From the Persian Sigloi, pp. 51 - 53. IV. The derivation of the Brahma letters from the most ancient North Semitic signs. General principles, pp. 53 - 56. The borrowed signs, pp. 56 - 72. The derivative consonants and initial vowels, pp. 72 - 77. The medial vowels, pp. 77 - 82. The approximate date of the introduction of the Semitic letters into India, pp. 83 - 91. Appendix I. The Origin of the Kharosthi Alphabet, pp. 92 - 114. Appendix II. The Origin of the ancient Brahma Numerals, pp. 115 - 119. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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