Indian Epigraphy: A Guide to the Study of Inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and the Other Indo-Aryan Languages c7.s5.t4.4

c7.s5.t4.4

Biscripts are also sometimes found among later inscriptions; these typically involve a combination of a local form or derivative of Brāhmī and a more widely used script such as Devanāgarī. A well-known example is the Paṭṭadakal pillar inscription of the time of the Cālukya king Kīrttivarman II (A.D. 754; EI 3, 1–7; see 2.2.5.4), with the full text given in both northern Indian Siddhamātṛkā and in the current local southern (proto-Telugu-Kannada) script. In other cases, such as the Kāṅgrā Jvālāmukhī *praśasti* (EI 1, 190–5), part of the inscription is written in the local script (Śāradā) and the rest in Devanāgarī.