Indian Palaeography c12.s4.8

c12.s4.8

*The letters i and e.* The letter *i* consists of three dots placed trianglewise, and when these dots are joined by lines they form *e*. In most cases the apex is on the right; sometimes it is on the left, as in the Girnar R.Es.; sometimes it is at the top, as at Maski, but very rarely at the bottom, as in the Sopara R.E. and Sarnath M.P.I. *E* is never seen with its apex downward. The horseshoe form of *e*, which Bühler finds in the Kalasi R.E., is unjustifiable. Three triangular points are the main thing in the formation of *i* and *e*, and they cannot result in a horseshoe form. At best the lines joining these points might be slightly curved, and very rarely this is noticeable. It is not shown in the plates illustrated.