On the Origin of the Indian Brahma Alphabet c8.33
On the Origin of the Indian Brāhma Alphabet c8.33
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c8.33
No 2. *Ba* is, of course, a slightly modified form of the *Beth* in Col. I, a—b (Thomas, Taylor and Halévy). The upward bulge next to the vertical has been introduced in order to make the letter with one stroke of the pen, and the bent line at the foot is represented by a prolongation of the vertical in accordance with the principle stated above. The *Beth* of the Papyri (when cursive forms are used as in Col. II, b—c and in Professor Euting's Col. 15 b—c, 16 b—d) is more advanced than the Kharoṣṭhī *ba*.