Pallava script
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The Pallava script, or Pallava Grantha, named after the Pallava dynasty of Southern India and is attested to since the 4th century CE. The Pallava script evolved from Tamil-Brahmi. It was used to orig
Kadamba-Pallava script
Pallava script at the 8th century Kailasanatha temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.
The Ciaruteun inscription, a 5th-century Pallava stone inscription discovered in Indonesia
One of the oldest inscriptions discovered in Indonesia, the Yūpa inscriptions of King Mulavarman, king of Kutai Martadipura written in the 4th century AD
Grantha script
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The Grantha script is a classical South Indian Brahmic script, found particularly in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Originating from the Pallava script, the Grantha script is related to Tamil and Vatteluttu s
Pallava script
…thus, it features glyphs to render the sounds of both languages. Both the Tamil script via the intermediate script/step called Chozha-Pallava-Script and Grantha script have originated from the Pallava script. Pallava also spread to Southeast Asia and evolved into scripts such as Balinese, Baybayin, Javanese, Kawi…
A Chera era Grantha inscription.
8th century Velvikudi grant inscription in the Grantha script (Sanskrit language).
Grantha inscription at Bṛhadīśvara Temple, India
7th-century inscription in Grantha script at the Mandagapattu Hindu temple