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อักษรสิทธัม

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Also known as Sidd, Siddhaṃ script, Siddhaṃ alphabet

Brahmic script, used for writing Sanskrit from c. 550 – c. 1200, and later employed in Mikkyō (Japanese esoteric Buddhism) for religious purposes

Key facts

Script type
Abugida
Period
c. late 6th century – c. 1200 CE
Direction
Left-to-right
Languages
Sanskrit
Parent systems
Egyptian Proto-Sinaitic Phoenician Aramaic Brahmi Gupta Siddham script
Child systems
Nagari Gaudi script Assamese Bengali Odia Tirhuta Nepalese
Sister systems
Sharada Tibetan , Kalinga , Bhaiksuki
Iso 15924
Sidd (302) , ​ Siddham, Siddhaṃ, Siddhamātṛkā
Unicode alias
Siddham
Unicode range
U+11580 – U+115FF , Final Accepted Script Proposal , Variant Forms

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
unicase alphabet
Based on
Gupta
Image
Pratisara Mantra1.png
Has use
Sanskrit
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Unicode range
U+11580-115FF
Commons category
Siddham script
native label
सिद्धं
language of work or name
Sanskrit
derivative work
Tibetan alphabet
topic's main category
Category:Siddham script
name
Siddham
inception
0600-00-00
end time
1200-00-00
replaces
Gupta
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