Indian Palaeography c12.s9: Conclusion
Indian Palaeography c12.s9
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Conclusion
c12.s9.1
On the whole the inscriptions of Aśoka are well written. They were revised by the scribes after engraving. We notice the addition of missing letters here and there and also the erasing of mistaken repetitions. Aśokan Brāhmī shows two or three forms of the same letters, depending on the style of writing or engraving, but no one style can be attributed to any particular region. Sometimes two reversible varieties are noticed, e.g. D or Ɑ for *dha*; ƪ or ʃ for *o*; ⊦ or ⊣ for *no*; but, except for the second form of *o*, which is peculiar to the Dhauli and Jaugad R.E., no regional classification is possible.
c12.s9.2
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