Gaudi script
The Gaudi script or Proto-Bengali script[1] is a Brahmic script classified as an abugida. The script is the ancestor of the Bengali-Assamese script, the Odia script and the Tirhuta script.[1] It was first used to write Prakrit and Sanskrit.[2]
| Gaudi script | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
Time period | c. 900-1300 CE [1] |
Parent systems | |
Child systems | Bengali alphabet |
Sister systems | Kamarupi script, Nagari |
[a] The Semitic origin of the Brahmic scripts is not universally agreed upon. | |
| Brahmic scripts |
|---|
| The Brahmic script and its descendants |
Origins
The Gaudi script appeared in ancient India as a northeastern derivative of the Siddham,[1] derived from Gupta.
References
- Salomon, Richard (1998). Indian Epigraphy. p. 41.
- Handbook of Literacy in Akshara Orthography, R. Malatesha Joshi, Catherine McBride(2019), p.27, Peter T. Daniels, Indic Scripts: History, Typology, Study
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