Gupta script

Gupta script
(Late Brahmi script)
Gupta script; (Late Brahmi script);
	The Gopika Cave Inscription of Anantavarman, in the Sanskrit language and using the Gupta script. Barabar Caves in Jehanabad Bihar, 5th or 6th century CE.
Script type	Abugida
Time period	c. 4th–6th century CE
Direction	Left-to-right
Languages	Sanskrit
Related scripts
Parent systems	Egyptian Proto-Sinaitic Phoenician Aramaic Brahmi Northern Brahmi Gupta script; (Late Brahmi script); ; ; ; ; ;
Child systems	Sharada; Siddham; Tibetan; Kalinga; Bhaiksuki;
Sister systems	Pallava script, Kadamba script, Sinhala, Tocharian
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The Gupta script (sometimes referred to as Gupta Brahmi script or Late Brahmi script)^[6] 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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^ Sharma, Ram. 'Brahmi Script' . Delhi: BR Publishing Corp, 2002