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brahmi (dict)
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BrahmiBrahmi refers to the pre-modern members of the Brahmic family of scripts, attested from the 5th century BC. The best known inscriptions in Brahmi are the rock-cut edicts of Ashoka, c. 3rd century BC. It is generally believed to be derived from a Semitic script. Rhys Davids suggests that writing may have been introduced to India from the Middle East by traders. A minority position holds Indus script to be the predecessor of the Brahmi script.
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