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[142] [143] Consonants of the Brahmi script, and evolution down to modern Devanagari, according to James Prinsep, as published in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, in March 1838. All the letters are correctly deciphered, except for two missing on the right: ð‘€°(Å›) and ð‘€±(á¹£). [144] Vowels and compounds here.
James Prinsep FRS (20 August 1799 – 22 April 1840) was an English scholar, orientalist and antiquary.He was the founding editor of the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal and is best remembered for deciphering the Kharosthi and Brahmi scripts of ancient India.
The Kharosthi script was deciphered separately almost concomitantly by James Prinsep (in 1835, published in the Journal of the Asiatic society of Bengal, India) [9] and by Carl Ludwig Grotefend (in 1836, published in Blätter für Münzkunde, Germany), [10] with Grotefend "evidently not aware" of Prinsep's article, followed by Christian Lassen ...
The inscription is written under the neck of the boar, in 8 lines of Sanskrit in the Brahmi script. The boar represents the God Varaha, an avatar of Vishnu. The inscription was found in 1838 by T.S. Burt, who brought it to the attention of James Prinsep. It was published in 1838 by Prinsep with a translation. [3]
The fourteen edicts contain text in the Kharosthi script which is an ancient script used in the Gandhara. The Kharoá¹£á¹hi script was first deciphered by James Prinsep after which the Edicts of Ashoka in Kharosthi script were translated. [3]
A total of 15 passages were deciphered from the unrolled scroll. The first word to be decoded, the Greek word for purple, was detected in October 2023 and can be found within the newly interpreted ...
Brahmi script consonants, and their evolution down to modern Devanagari, according to James Prinsep, as published in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, in March 1838. All the letters are correctly deciphered, except for two missing on the right: ð‘€°(Å›) and ð‘€±(á¹£). [6]
Now one has been deciphered by AI. Buried in ash after Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79AD, the secret of a papyrus scroll kept their secrets hidden for centuries. Now one has been deciphered by AI.