norm for *many* Brahmic script manuscript transmissions ;P Dr. Charles DiSimone Department of Languages and Cultures Ghent University
On Sat, Feb 25, 2023 at 3:14 PM Charles DiSimone < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear Harry Spier, > > I'm not sure when ba became a dedicated akṣara within the Devanāgarī > script, but what you describe has been the norm for Brahmic script > manuscript transmissions over history. > > All my best, > Charles > > Dr. Charles DiSimone > Department of Languages and Cultures > Ghent University > > > On Sat, Feb 25, 2023 at 2:57 PM Harry Spier via INDOLOGY < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear list members, >> I'm looking at a manuscript from the Ragunath Temple Sanskrit Manuscript >> Library, Jammu, j&K. The text is ajñānadvāntadīpikā by somanātha >> The link to the pdf on archive.org is: >> >> https://archive.org/download/AgyanDhvantaDeepikaShriSomnath4966Alm22Shlf4DevanagariTantra/Agyan%20Dhvanta%20Deepika%20-%20Shri%20Somnath_4966_Alm_22_Shlf_4_Devanagari-%20Tantra.pdf >> >> Looking at the first few lines it looks to me like the scribe is using >> the devanagari letter व for both व and ब. Is that common practice in >> devanagari manuscripts from kashmir? >> Thanks, >> Harry Spier >> >> _______________________________________________ >> INDOLOGY mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >> >
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