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Bhaiksuki
𑰥𑰹𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰲𑰎𑰱
Script type
abugida
Time period
c. 11th–12th century AD [1]
Direction
Left-to-right
Region
Eastern India
Languages
Sanskrit
Related scripts
Parent systems
Egyptian
Proto-Sinaitic
Phoenician
Aramaic
Brahmi
Gupta
Bhaiksuki
Sister systems
Sharada, Tibetan, Siddham, Kalinga
ISO 15924
ISO 15924
Bhks(334), Bhaiksuki
Unicode
Unicode alias
Bhaiksuki
Unicode range
U+11C00–U+11C6F
The theorised Semitic origins of the Brahmi script are not universally agreed upon.
Brahmic scripts
The Brahmi script and its descendants
Northern Brahmic
Gupta
Sharada
Landa
Gurmukhi
Khojki
Khudabadi
Multani
Mahajani
Takri
Dogri
Siddham
Nagari
Devanagari
Gujarati
Modi
Nandinagari
Kaithi
Sylheti Nagri
Gaudi
Bengali–Assamese
Bengali
Assamese
Tirhuta
Odia
Nepalese
Bhujimol
Ranjana
Soyombo
Pracalit
Tibetan
Meitei
Lepcha
Limbu
Khema
Phagspa
Zanabazar square
Marchen
Marchung
Pungs-chen
Pungs-chung
Drusha
Kalinga
Bhaiksuki
Tocharian
Southern Brahmic
Tamil-Brahmi
Pallava
Tamil
Grantha
Malayalam
Tigalari
Dhives Akuru
Saurashtra
Khmer
Khom Thai
Proto-Tai script?
Sukhothai
Thai
Fakkham
Thai Noi
Lao
Tai Viet
Dai Don
Lai Tay
Lai Pao
Cham
Kawi
Balinese
Batak
Buda
Javanese
Old Sundanese
Sundanese
Lontara
Makasar
Ulu scripts
Incung
Lampung
Lembak
Ogan
Pasemah
Rejang
Serawai
Baybayin
Buhid
Hanunoo
Tagbanwa
Kulitan
Mon–Burmese
Burmese
Chakma
S'gaw Karen
Shan
Tanchangya
Lik-Tai scripts
Ahom
Khamti
Tai Le
Modern Mon
Tai Tham
New Tai Lue
Pyu
Vatteluttu
Kolezhuthu
Malayanma
Sinhala
Bhattiprolu
Kadamba
Telugu-Kannada
Kannada
Goykanadi
Telugu
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Bhaiksuki (Sanskrit: भैक्षुकी, Bhaiksuki: 𑰥𑰹𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰲𑰎𑰱) is a Brahmi-based script that was used around the 11th and 12th centuries CE. It used to be known in English as the "Arrow-Headed Script" or "Point-Headed Script," while an older designation, "Sindhura," had been used in Tibet for at least three centuries.[2] Records showing usage of the script mainly appeared in the present-day states of Bihar and West Bengal in India, and in regions of Bangladesh. Records have also been located in Tibet, Nepal, and Burma.
^James, Ian (2012-04-16). "Bhaiksuki script". Retrieved 2016-06-22.
^Cite error: The named reference N4573 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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