Nepalese scripts
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Nepalese scripts are a family of alphabetic writing systems employed historically in Nepal Mandala by the indigenous Newar people for primarily writing Nepal Bhasa. It is also used for transcribing Sa
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An 1136 CE manuscript written in the Bhujimol script.
A 1408 CE palm-leaf manuscript of astrology in Classical Newar, written in Bhujimol script (top) and Newar script (bottom).
The coin legend "Śrī Śrī Jaya Bhūpatīndra Malla Deva 816" (1696 CE), inscribed in Newar script.
Ranjana script
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The Rañjanā script is an abugida, one of the Nepalese scripts, used to write Sanskrit and Newari. It was used across regions from Nepal to Tibet by the Newar people, the historic inhabitants of the Ka
Nepalese scripts
…Newar script; and a letter dated Nepal Era 535 (1415 CE) sent by Chinese Emperor Tai Ming to Shakti-simha-rama, a feudatory of Banepa, written in the Ranjana script. Besides the Kathmandu Valley and the Himalayan region in Nepal, the Ranjana script is used for sacred purposes in Tibet, China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia…
Parthibendra Malla’s stone inscription in the Ranjana script at Kathmandu.
A Buddhist manuscript in the Rañjanā script from Nepal, 1317 CE.
Prayer wheels with the mantras in Ranjana script at Swayambhunath.
Street sign in Kathmandu in Ranjana, Devanagari and English.