On the Origin of the Indian Brahma Alphabet (On the Origin of the Indian Brāhma Alphabet)
Argues that Brāhmī comes from a Semitic script, using letter comparison, early inscriptions and literary evidence for writing; also covers Kharoṣṭhī and the antiquity of writing in India.
- Language
- English
- Author
- G. Bühler
- Extent
- 600 passages, 47,478 words
- Text
- complete digital text
- Source
- archive.org · 2nd rev. ed., Strassburg: Trübner 1898; scan on archive.org, OCR Gemini 3.8 Flash; chapters and sections by… · Public domain in India: every author died before 1966 (G. Bühler †1898); published before 1931: public domain…
Contents
- c1 Front matter — 2 parts
- c2 On the Origin of the Indian Brāhma Alphabet — 8 parts
- c3 Preface to the Second Edition — 27 parts
- c4 Table of Contents — 8 parts
- c5 I — 130 parts
- c6 III — 47 parts
- c7 IV — 11 parts
- c8 Appendix I. The Origin of the Kharoṣṭhī Alphabet — 74 parts
- c9 Appendix II. The Origin of the Ancient Brāhma Numerals — 12 parts
- c10 Addenda — 12 parts
- c11 Comparative Table — 165 parts