On the Origin of the Indian Brahma Alphabet c10.12
On the Origin of the Indian Brāhma Alphabet c10.12
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c10.12
P. 110. And it ought to be noted, that while no good reason is apparent why *u* should have been placed at the foot in the Kharoṣṭhī, it is patent that the sprawling [Figure:] and [Figure:] of the Brāhmī was not fit to be placed at the top of the consonants, but better suited the position at the foot, where, in letters not ending in verticals, it could be abbreviated, without the risk of confusion with *e*, *ā* and *ai*.