On the Origin of the Indian Brahma Alphabet c8.18
On the Origin of the Indian Brāhma Alphabet c8.18
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² According to Dr. Taylor these two characters are also, reflected in the Kharoṣṭhī. But the sign opposite *Theth* in his Table, *The Alphabet*, vol. II, p. 236, is a late *vra*, and *Ain*, cannot be *O*, as he doubtfully suggests. M. Halévy identifies *Theth* with the letter, which used to be read *tha*, but is in reality *ṭha* and a derivative from *ṭa*, see below.