Gaudi script
The Gaudi script is the ancestor of Bengali alphabet. It was first used to write Prakrit and Sanskrit.[2][3]
| Gaudi script | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
Time period | c. 900-1300 CE [1] |
Parent systems | Proto-Sinaitic alphabet[a] |
Child systems | Bengali alphabet |
Sister systems | Kamarupi script, Tibetan script, Nagari script |
[a] The Semitic origin of the Brahmic scripts is not universally agreed upon. | |
Origins
The Gaudi script appeared in ancient India as a far-eastern variant of the Siddham[1], derived from Gupta.
See also
- Brahmi script
- Brahmic scripts
- Siddham
- Eastern Nagari
- Lipi
References
- Salomon, Richard (1998). Indian Epigraphy. p. 41.
- https://archive.org/details/epigraphyindianepigraphyrichardsalmonoup_908_D/mode/2up,p41
- Handbook of Literacy in Akshara Orthography, R. Malatesha Joshi, Catherine McBride(2019),p.27
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