Image: Proto-Gurmukhi writing from the late 15th century
Description: Proto-Gurmukhi writing from the late 15th century. Found within a tomb of Rae Feroze located in Hathur (also spelt Athur), Ludhiana, Punjab, India. The transcriptions were published in a 1950 work by Gurbaksh Singh, who passed away the same year. Therefore, it became public domain in the U.S.A. in 2020. Further reading: 1) http://www.punjabmonitor.com/2013/04/gurmukhi-script-older-than-gurus.html 2) http://fateh.sikhnet.com//sikhnet/discussion.nsf/78f5a2ff8906d1788725657c00732d6c/9db51963f7c4999687256b47003b9e31!OpenDocument Punjabi Wikipedia article on G.B. Singh: https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%9C%E0%A9%80.%E0%A8%AC%E0%A9%80._%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BF%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%98
Title: Proto-Gurmukhi writing from the late 15th century
Credit: Inscriptions by pilgrims at the tomb of Rae Feroze at Hathur, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. Published in Gurmukhi Lipi Da Janam Te Vikas (published in 1950 under the Punjabi title: ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ ਲਿਪੀ ਦਾ ਜਨਮ ਤੇ ਵਿਕਾਸ, meaning 'Birth and Development of Gurmukhi Script').
Author: Late 15th century pilgrims. Transcribed and published by G.B. Singh (Gurbaksh Singh, 1877–1950).
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