On the Origin of the Indian Brahma Alphabet c4: Table of Contents
On the Origin of the Indian Brāhma Alphabet c4
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c4.1
Preface, pp. III—XII.
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I. Former derivations of the Brāhmī lipi, pp. 1—5.
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II. Literary evidence for the antiquity of writing, from the Vāsiṣṭha Dharmasūtra, pp. 5—7, from the Jātakas and the Vinayapiṭaka, pp. 7—22, from the Lalitavistara and the Jaina Āgamas, pp. 22—35.
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III. Palaeographic evidence for the antiquity of the Brāhmī lipi, from the Aśoka Edicts, pp. 35—43, from the legend of the Eraṇ coin, running from the right to the left, pp. 44—45, from the Bhaṭṭiprolu alphabet, pp. 45—47, from the legends of the Taxila coins, pp. 47—50. from the Persian Sigloi, pp. 51—53.
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IV. The derivation of the Brāhma letters from the most ancient North-Semitic signs. General principles, pp. 53—56. The borrowed signs, pp. 56—72. The derivative consonants and initial vowels, pp. 72—77. The medial vowels, pp. 77—82. The approximate date of the introduction of the Semitic letters into India, pp. 83—91.
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Appendix I. The Origin of the Kharoṣṭhī Alphabet, pp. 92—114.
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Appendix II. The Origin of the ancient Brāhma Numerals, pp. 115—119.
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Addenda and Corrections: Further passages from the Jātakas, pp. 120—124. The twelve Phalā in the Bengal schools, pp. 120—124. The Petroffski MS. from Khotan, pp. 120—124.