On the Origin of the Indian Brahma Alphabet

according agree Akhaemenian ancient angle angular Anusvāra appears Aramaic Aśoka Aśoka Edicts Assyrian Weights Asvakas Bharahut Bhattiprolu Brahma alphabet Brahma characters Brahma letters Brahmī lipi Buddhist Canon Cols consonants corresponding Cunningham cursive curve dental derived doubt Eran coin Euting Euting's evidence expressed furnished Gandhāra Girnar Greek Grundriss Halévy hieratic Hindus Indian alphabet initial inscriptions Jaina Jātakas Jaugada Kālsī Kaph Kharoṣṭhi king kṣa later legends ligatures lingual Mathura Maurya medial vowels mentioned Northern numerous occurs oldest original Pacittiya Palaeography Pali Panjab Papyri period Persian phonetic piṭaka plate Prakrit probably Professor Weber Qoph recognised regarding Sabaean Samech Sanchi Sanskrit Satraps second century seems Semitic Semitic letters Semitic signs Siddapur Southern straight stroke Stupa Stūpas Tafel Taylor Teima third century B. C. tion Tsade versions vertical Vinayapitaka vowels word writing