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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 writeNewar language andSanskrit.
The word Bhujimol comes fromNewar language, whereBhuji orBhojini meanshousefly andMol means head. The "head" of this script, instead of being a horizontal line above each letter, resembles theforewing of a housefly, hence it is called Bhujimol, meaning "housefly-headed script."[3]
The Bhujimol script is recorded in KingNirbhayadeva's inscription at Taumadhi,Bhaktapur, dated to 1005 CE. The earliest importantNewar texts,Haramekhala (1374),Manava Nyaya Shastra (1380), andGopal Raj Vamshavali (1389), are written in the Bhujimol script.[4]
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 35.5 cm x 23 cm x 7 cm and weighs 8.6 kg. The brick may date to as early as the 3rd century BC.[5][6] The inscription is interpreted to refer toCharumati, a daughter of emperorAshoka.
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