History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c7.s6.6

v1.c7.s6.6

It is accepted by all that the Kharoṣṭhî is a foreign script brought into India from the west. The exact period at which it was imported is unknown. It might have been introduced at the time of the conquest of the Punjab by Darius (*c.* 500 B.C.) or earlier.¹ The numerals given above undoubtedly belong to this script as they proceed from right to left.