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Tag Archives: Pallava

Genealogy of southern Brahmic scripts

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Ben Mitchell

I’m slowly piecing together the evolution of the writing systems of Southeast Asia, especially those derived from Old Mon and Old Khmer, which have been used in Burma, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. I’m interested in how, when and why scripts branched off from one another, and what influenced the identity of each. Continue reading ▸

Tagged Brahmi • evolution • Pallava • scripts • Southeast Asia
 

Indic inscriptions

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Posted on September 10, 2014 by Ben Mitchell

A selection of inscriptions from early times showing Pallava and its evolution into proto-Thai and proto-Burmese. Images in chronological order. More on Flickr: Burmese or Thai inscriptions.

Tagged Asia, Burmese, Indic, inscription, non-Latin, palaeography, Pallava, Thai
 

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