Properties (51)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
writing system
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Zoroastrianism Buddhism |
gptkbp:characterTraits |
about 30 characters
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gptkbp:developedBy |
Aramaic_script
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gptkbp:examples |
ancient scripts
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gptkbp:firstAppearance |
the 3rd century BCE
|
gptkbp:firstHeld |
the 4th century CE
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gptkbp:forward |
right to left
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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
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gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Brahmi_script
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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
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gptkbp:timePeriod |
3rd century BCE to 4th century CE
|
gptkbp:type |
abugida
|
gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Kushans
Bactrians |
gptkbp:usedIn |
Gandhara_region
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