Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c25.s2.2

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Chart 1. **The Brāhmī script:** The chart illustrates the earliest known forms of the letters of the Brāhmī script. These are based on the neat monumental forms of the Asokan Pillar Edicts; the few letters not found in the edicts are taken from the earliest available sources.⁶