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Brahmi is an ancient script from which many Asian scripts have developed. It has given birth to several south Asian, south east Asian , Tibetans and Devanagari scripts, but the Korean script has also developed from this.This script is written from left to right. Ashoka’s edicts and inscriptions are in Brahmi script, which is the oldest script in India.
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Stele, ancient Xanthos, Lycia, western Turkey. All four sides of this 5th C. BC pillar tomb are covered with Greek and the longest Lycian inscription known (250 lines). Like the Rosetta Stone, this invaluable inscription helped scholars begin to decipher the riddle of the very difficult Lycian language, though it is still not completely understood.
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Ancient Cuneiform Text: TTF Font File by TheVaultsofMcTavish
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Wonderful samples of Devanagari script on palm leaf manuscripts! 1 2 3 4 Interesting non-connecting characters and some strange vowel maatras. Hosted by Columbia University, where these resources were also linked: Resources for S and SE Asian Languages and Cultures, SARAI, and SAJA.
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Harappan Seals decoded!
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