On the origin of the Indian Brāhmi alphabet; English together with two appendices on the origin of the Kharoṣṭhī alphabet and of the so-called letter-numerals of the Brāhmī, with three plates/

By:

Buhler Georg

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Chaukhamba Sanskrit Studies vol 33Publication details: Varanasi Chaukhamba Sanskrit Series Office 1963Edition: 3rd editonDescription: 124Subject(s):

DDC classification:

491.1 B867 O 184

Contents:

Frontmatter -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Table of Contents -- I. Former derivations of the Brāhraī lipi -- II. Literary evidence for the antiquity of writing -- III. Palaeographic evidence for the antiquity of the Brāhmī lipi -- IV. The derivation of the Brāhma letters from the most ancient North-Semitic signs -- Appendix I. The Origin of the Kharosthi Alphabet -- Appendix II. The Origin of the ancient Brahma Numerals -- Addenda -- Plates.

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Frontmatter --
Preface to the Second Edition --
Table of Contents --
I. Former derivations of the Brāhraī lipi --
II. Literary evidence for the antiquity of writing --
III. Palaeographic evidence for the antiquity of the Brāhmī lipi --
IV. The derivation of the Brāhma letters from the most ancient North-Semitic signs --
Appendix I. The Origin of the Kharosthi Alphabet --
Appendix II. The Origin of the ancient Brahma Numerals --
Addenda --
Plates.

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