Kharosthi

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf writing system
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Zoroastrianism
Buddhism
gptkbp:characterTraits about 30 characters
gptkbp:developedBy Aramaic_script
gptkbp:examples ancient scripts
gptkbp:firstAppearance the 3rd century BCE
gptkbp:firstHeld the 4th century CE
gptkbp:forward right to left
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:Pakistan
South_Asia
Northwest_India
gptkbp:historical_analysis archaeology
linguistics
cultural studies
historical linguistics
ancient cultures
paleography
epigraphy
history of writing
gptkbp:historicalSignificance trade routes
religious texts
administrative documents
cultural_exchange
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kharosthi
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Brahmi_script
gptkbp:maintainedBy manuscripts
inscriptions
coins
epigraphs
gptkbp:notableFeature inscriptions
coins
diacritics
numerals
vowel markings
ligatures
Buddhist_texts
gptkbp:reduces political changes
cultural shifts
script competition
gptkbp:relatedTo Sanskrit
Prakrit
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Brahmi_script
gptkbp:scholarships deciphered in the 19th century
gptkbp:timePeriod 3rd century BCE to 4th century CE
gptkbp:type abugida
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Kushans
Bactrians
gptkbp:usedIn Gandhara_region