Thirke

Thirke
Thirke;
	Letters found in a 14th Kodagu temple inscription
Script type	Abugida
Time period	14th century
Region	India
Language	Kodava
Related scripts
Parent systems	Egyptian hieroglyphs Proto-Sinaitic Phoenician Aramaic Brāhmī Tamil Brahmi Pallava Grantha Thirke; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Sister systems	Malayalam script; Tigalari script
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Thirke is a left-to-right abugida (a type of segmental writing system), based on the ancient Brāhmī script.^[4]^[5] It was developed and in use during the 14th century CE in Kodagu, in present-day Karnataka.^[6]^[4]

^ Himelfarb, Elizabeth J. (2000). "First Alphabet Found in Egypt". Archaeology. Vol. 53, no. 1. p. 21.
^ Salomon 1996, p. 378.
^ Salomon, Richard, On The Origin Of The Early Indian Scripts: A Review Article. Journal of the American Oriental Society 115.2 (1995), 271–279, archived from the original on 22 May 2019, retrieved 27 March 2021
^ ^a ^b Kushalappa, Mookonda (4 February 2022). "The discovery of an old alphabet". Deccan Herald. The Printers (Mysore) Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
^ Kushalappa, Mookonda (24 January 2022). "Discovering alphabets of old Kodava script". Star of Mysore. Star of Mysore. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
^ Rice, B L (1914). Coorg inscriptions: Epigraphia Carnatica (Revised Edition), Volume 1. Madras (now Chennai): Government Press. p. 4.

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[1] Himelfarb, Elizabeth J. (2000). "First Alphabet Found in Egypt". Archaeology. Vol. 53, no. 1. p. 21.

[FOOTNOTESalomon1996378-3] Salomon 1996, p. 378.

[Salomon_1995-4] Salomon, Richard, On The Origin Of The Early Indian Scripts: A Review Article. Journal of the American Oriental Society 115.2 (1995), 271–279, archived from the original on 22 May 2019, retrieved 27 March 2021

[DH-5] Kushalappa, Mookonda (4 February 2022). "The discovery of an old alphabet". Deccan Herald. The Printers (Mysore) Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

[Star_of_Mysore-6] Kushalappa, Mookonda (24 January 2022). "Discovering alphabets of old Kodava script". Star of Mysore. Star of Mysore. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

[Rice-7] Rice, B L (1914). Coorg inscriptions: Epigraphia Carnatica (Revised Edition), Volume 1. Madras (now Chennai): Government Press. p. 4.

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