On the Origin of the Indian Brahma Alphabet c7.s1.17
On the Origin of the Indian Brāhma Alphabet c7.s1.17
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³ It may be mentioned as a curiosity, that from the twelfth century A. D. the Nāgarī *gha* is again placed upright and has become almost identical with its Semitic prototype, see the Grundriss, Taf. V. 13. XX—XXII. This is, however, not due to a survival, but merely to the desire of equalising the breadth of the Nāgarī letters.