On the Origin of the Indian Brahma Alphabet c8.52
On the Origin of the Indian Brāhma Alphabet c8.52
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c8.52
No 18. *Ra* (Col. III) has been recognised as the representative of *Resh* by all previous writers. But it deserves to be noted that the sign, which comes nearest to the Kharoṣṭhī letter is the character from Saqqārah, given in Col. I, b.³ The Papyri offer mostly more advanced forms with top lines sloping downwards towards the right.