On the Origin of the Indian Brahma Alphabet c7.s1.9
On the Origin of the Indian Brāhma Alphabet c7.s1.9
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c7.s1.9
² The Sabaean form is no doubt very similar to the Brāhma sign but, I think, due to a different modification of the ancient North Semitic letter. It would seem that the triangle at the head of the letter has been turned into a square and the stroke on the right has been made straight. Hence arose first the 月 and by a simplification ㄇ.