What is the current consensus on the origins of the Brahmi script?
2012年12月15日 · Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka (200 BCE). Tirupparankundram hill, Madurai (1 BCE). Quseir-al-Qadim, Egypt (1 BCE) suggest that the script is Tamil Brahmi script. Based …
Why do many Indian languages have different alphabets?
2021年12月1日 · The Brahmi script of India from the 3rd century BC was the original South Asian script, probably derived from the Semitic alphabets, and the other Indian and South-East Asian …
Why did German typewriters not use Fraktur?
2024年11月1日 · Now let's look at Fraktur. This is, to use informal language, a "gothic" script that evolved from medieval writing. As such, it is adapted well to the broadnib pen - crisp, thick …
How do I interpret this 17th century English ledger?
2017年11月20日 · To be clear - I don't mean we are having trouble with the script or language. We aren't sure what the various columns mean. The three right-most column seems to be an …
What is the background of writing the c in McLastname with the …
2021年1月7日 · In a recent conversation with my mom she mentioned how as a child she would write her last name with the small c parallel to the top of the big M and a hyphen under it.
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Can it be justified that an economic contraction of 11.3% is "the ...
2020年11月25日 · The MeasuringWorth data is ultimately derived from the same Bank of England data, so it's odd they disagree. Consulting the MW data (their "historic series" is very close to …
Why were North American indigenous peoples underdeveloped?
I doubt that people make conscious decisions to switch between lifestyles based on a clear weighing of the pros and cons. Hunter-gatherers aren't going to say to themselves, "I don't …
Which is the oldest of all Hindu Puranas? [closed]
2022年5月9日 · I'm not looking for references from Purāṇas that call either themselves or others the oldest but research done on this subject from a historical standpoint, i.e., who wrote these …
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2017年1月30日 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …