Gupta

Also known as Gupta script, Gupta Brahmi script, Late Brahmi

former Brahmic abugida used for writing the Sanskrit language

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Script type: Abugida
Period: c. 4th –6th century CE
Direction: Left-to-right
Languages: Sanskrit , Tibetan
Parent systems: Egyptian Proto-Sinaitic Phoenician Aramaic (debated) Brahmi Northern Brahmi Gupta script, (Late Brahmi script)
Child systems: Sharada Siddham Meitei Tibetan Kalinga Bhaiksuki
Sister systems: Pallava script , Kadamba script , Tocharian

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The Gupta script (sometimes referred to as Gupta Brahmi script or Late Brahmi script) was used for writing Sanskrit and is associated with the Gupta Empire of the Indian subcontinent, which was a period of material prosperity and great religious and scientific developments. The Gupta script was descended from Brāhmī and gave rise to the Śāradā and Siddhaṃ scripts. These scripts in turn gave rise to many of the most important Indic scripts, including Devanāgarī (the most common script used for writing Sanskrit since the 19th century), the Gurmukhī script for Punjabi, the Odia script, the Bengali-Assamese script and the Tibetan script.

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