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| Bhujimol | |
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| Direction | Left-to-right  |
| Languages | Newar,Sanskrit |
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Sister systems | Ranjana Pracalit |
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| TheBrahmi script and its descendants |
TheBhujimol script (orBhujinmol,Devanagari:भुजिमोल orभुजिंमोल) is the most ancient form ofNepal script. It is also one of the most common varieties of the Nepal alphabet.[2]
The Bhujimol script has been used to writeNepal Bhasa andSanskrit.
The term Bhujinmol means "fly-headed", from the Nepal Bhasa words "bhujin", meaning "housefly", and "mol", meaning "head". The "head" is the horizontal line that is put above each letter, and Bhujimol refers to its rounded shape.[citation needed]
In 2003, a brick was discovered inChabahil, in the course of reconstruction of the Chabahil Stupa or DhandoChaitya, bearing inscriptions in bothBrahmi and Bhujimol: The upper face is inscribed withCha Ru Wa Ti in Brahmi, and withCha Ru Wa Ti Dhande / He Tu Pra Bha in Bhujimol script. There areSwastika marks at the two ends of the upper face with aChakra mark in between. The brick measures 35.5cm x 23cm x 7cm and weighs 8.6kg. The brick may date to as early as the 3rd century BC.[3][4]
The previously earliest known inscription in the Kathmandu Valley dates from the 6th century and is installed atChangu Narayan. The inscription is interpreted to refer to Charumati, a daughter of emperorAshoka.
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