Decipherment of Ancient Scripts

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2014

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ID: ART_HIS_2014_145 Ref: Standard Educational Reference

I. James Prinsep, an officer in the mint of the East India Company, deciphered Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts which were used in the earliest inscriptions and coins.
II. James Prinsep found that most of the scripts mentioned a king referred to as Piyadassi-meaning 'pleasant to behold'.

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