Kharosthī

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf writing system
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Maurya_Empire
gptkb:Kushan_Empire
Silk Road
gptkbp:characterTraits 41 characters
gptkbp:conservationEfforts yes
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Buddhist_texts
gptkbp:developedBy Aramaic_script
gptkbp:firstAppearance Kandahar_inscriptions
gptkbp:forward right to left
gptkbp:historicalPeriod coin inscriptions
gptkbp:historicalSignificance trade routes
cultural identity
linguistic development
religious dissemination
script evolution
cultural_exchange
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kharosthī
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Sogdian_script
gptkb:Uighur_script
gptkbp:influencedBy Greek_script
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:National_Museum_of_Afghanistan
gptkbp:notableEvent Kharosthī manuscripts
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Buddhist_scriptures
abugida
diacritics
numerals
vowel markings
ligatures
consonant clusters
Jain_texts
Gandhari_manuscripts
Kharosthī_inscriptions
gptkbp:originatedIn ancient_India
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Brahmi_script
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Brahmi_script
gptkbp:scholarships studied_by_epigraphists
gptkbp:screenplayBy abjad
gptkbp:timePeriod 3rd century BCE to 4th century CE
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Jains
Buddhists
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:Bactrian_language
Gandhari_language
gptkbp:usedIn historical documents
literary works
religious texts
ancient texts