Shinkot inscription
E541750
The Shinkot inscription is an ancient epigraph written in the Kharoṣṭhī script, significant for illuminating the linguistic and historical context of early northwestern South Asia.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kharoṣṭhī inscription
ⓘ
ancient inscription ⓘ epigraph ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early Buddhist cultural sphere ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | early centuries BCE–CE (approximate scholarly range) ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian frontier milieu (approximate) ⓘ |
| dataType | inscribed text ⓘ |
| discipline |
South Asian history
ⓘ
epigraphy ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ |
| epigraphicTradition | Northwestern Indian epigraphy ⓘ |
| evidenceType | primary historical source ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Gandhāra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | provides evidence for early historical context of northwestern South Asia ⓘ |
| languageFamilyContext | Indo-Aryan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticSignificance | illuminates early northwestern South Asian linguistic history ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| medium | rock inscription ⓘ |
| paleographicSignificance | contributes to the study of Kharoṣṭhī paleography ⓘ |
| region | northwestern South Asia ⓘ |
| relevance |
important for understanding spread of Kharoṣṭhī script
ⓘ
key source for early northwestern South Asian epigraphy ⓘ |
| scriptType | right-to-left abugida ⓘ |
| scriptUsageContext | administrative and religious inscriptions in ancient northwestern South Asia ⓘ |
| sourceType | archaeological find ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dating phases of Kharoṣṭhī script
ⓘ
reconstructing linguistic developments in Gandhāri and related dialects ⓘ reconstructing political history of early northwestern South Asia ⓘ |
| writingDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Kharoṣṭhī script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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