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On the Origin of the Indian Brahma Alphabet c8.6

On the Origin of the Indian Brāhma Alphabet c8.6

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c8.6

subjects to form out of these characters an alphabet suited for their own language. But the case becomes different, if it must be admitted that the Hindus possessed already a script of their own before the Persian conquest. With this admission it becomes neccessary to show that there were special circumstances which forced them to use the alphabet of their conquerors.