An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c25.s4.11

v1.c25.s4.11

eral, preconceptions of the language of the inscriptions which were not based on any systematic or rigorous evaluation but on *a priori* and untenable assertions' ignoring or violating the linguistic principles of decipherment (Zide, 1979, p. 259; also 1970).