{"id":355953,"date":"2026-02-13T15:05:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=355953"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:05:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:35:49","slug":"tamil-brahmi-script-valley-of-the-kings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/tamil-brahmi-script-valley-of-the-kings\/","title":{"rendered":"Tamil Brahmi Script &amp; Valley of the Kings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>News: <\/b>Researchers have discovered nearly 30 inscriptions in Tamil Brahmi, Prakrit, and Sanskrit in tombs at the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Key Findings\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 338px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.indianexpress.com\/2026\/02\/The-inscription-cited-in-the-research.jpg?resize=338%2C190&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tamil Brahmi Script &amp; Valley of the Kings\" width=\"338\" height=\"190\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: IE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-(--header-height)\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"70679ce7-73b7-42d3-98dc-d0cf7a875396\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-25\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"user\"><\/article>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:c8c29184-0a81-42c2-bb9c-7ebfff425bc7-12\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-26\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"e4115637-705f-45a8-975c-3250a7f45af0\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"2\" data-end=\"268\">Nearly<strong> 30 inscriptions in Tamil-Brahmi, Sanskrit, and Prakrit<\/strong> inside<strong> six tombs in Egypt\u2019s <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Valley of the Kings. <\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong>They dated from the 1st to 3rd centuries CE.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2\" data-end=\"268\">About<strong> 20 inscriptions are in Tamil-Brahmi, including the repeated name \u201cCikai Ko\u1e5f\u1e5fa\u1e49,<\/strong>\u201d and other names such as\u00a0<strong>Kop\u0101\u1e49, C\u0101ta\u1e49 and Kira\u1e49.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>About Tamil-Brahmi Script<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>It <strong>was a variant of the Brahmi script in southern India, <\/strong>also known as <b>Tamili<\/b>\u00a0or\u00a0<b>Damili.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dated between: <\/strong>300 BC and 100 AD<\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>written in three languages:<\/strong> Tamil, Prakrit and Pali<\/li>\n<li><strong>Distant Feature:<\/strong> Brahmi characters <strong>have geometric features such as lines, curves, corners, and dots.\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Brahmi script is <strong>written from left to right.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Tamil Brahmi inscriptions have been<strong> found on cave entrances, stone beds, potsherds, jar burials,\u00a0coins, seals, and\u00a0rings.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Greatest work related to Tamil brahmi scipt:<\/strong> The Thirukkural, one of the greatest works on ethics and morality was written in Tamil Brahmi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>About Valley of the Kings<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Valley of the Kings is<strong> a long, narrow valley located just west of the Nile River in Upper Egypt<\/strong> and<strong> formed part of the ancient city of Thebes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">It served <strong>as the burial site for nearly all pharaohs of the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties (1539\u20131075 BCE),<\/strong> from Thutmose I to Ramses X.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <strong>1979, UNESCO designated the Valley of the Kings as part of the World Heritage Site of ancient Thebes<\/strong>, which also includes<strong> Luxor, the Valley of the Queens, and Karnak<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Researchers have discovered nearly 30 inscriptions in Tamil Brahmi, Prakrit, and Sanskrit in tombs at the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. Key Findings\u00a0 Nearly 30 inscriptions in Tamil-Brahmi, Sanskrit, and Prakrit inside six tombs in Egypt\u2019s Valley of the Kings. They dated from the 1st to 3rd centuries CE. 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