An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c25.s4.27
An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c25.s4.27
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In the camp of the supporters of Semitic origin Benfey, Weber, Bühler and Jensen suggest a Phoenician origin on the ground that about one-third of the Brāhmī signs has forms identical with the Phoenician letters, another one-third is somewhat similar and the reminder can be more or less harmonized.