Scripts used by Ashoka in his Rock Edicts - Art & Culture
Q. Which of the following scripts are used by Ashoka in his Rock Edicts?
1) Aramaic
2) Greek
3) Kharoshthi
4) Brahmi- Published on 17 Aug 15a. Only 3 and 4
b. Only 4
c. Only 1, 3 and 4
d. All of the above
ANSWER: All of the above
The writing system of the Ashokan inscriptions are considered to be the earliest. These are found written in four scripts. In his empire in Afghanistan he used Aramaic and Greek scripts for his edicts. In the Pakistan region Kharoshthi script was used. Kharoshthi evolved on the Varnamala system of the Indian languages is written from right to left. The Brahmi script was used for the rest of his empire from Kalsi in the north in Uttsrranchal upto Mysore in the south.
