Brahmi script

Brahmi refers to the pre-modern members of the Brahmic family of scripts. The earliest inscriptions in this script have been found in Sri Lanka dating back to 600-500 BC. More profuse inscriptions in Brahmi are the rock-cut edicts of Ashoka, c. 3rd century BC. It is generally believed to be derived from a Semitic script, a minority position holds Indus script to be the predecessor.