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of the period do not comprise such type of development. In Table Do, pha retains loop with a stroke at right as appendage, bha is of openmouthed variety and sa is of inner looped type. In Table D10 the right appendage of pha is in modern cursive form, bha is of transitional variety and sa is of modern type. The rest of the letters attain their fully developed form. Ligatures and medial vowels are usual as in other parts of Northern India.
12th Century
The further development in Nāgari script is illustrated in Tables E10 and Eu which have been derived from Paldi inscription of Guhila Arisimha (A.D. 1116) and Nadol inscription of Chāhamāna Kīrtipāla (A.D. 1161). Of these inscriptions Pāldī inscription is earlier. In the consequence, Nadol inscription furnishes more developed form than Paldi inscription.
The peculiarities in initial vowels are marked in i, i, u, e and ai. Of these i retains older form till now in this region, while in other regions it presents transitional phase. I is formed by a hook, a circle and a horizontal top-line. In ū an additional hook is added in the lower extremity of u instead of modern cursive middle attachment. Pāldi inscription presents an old triangular form for e, whereas it occurs in modern form in Nadol inscription. Ai also shows modern feature.
Among consonants, most of the letters resemble their counterparts in modern Nāgari. Only the forms of cha, ja, dha, pha and bha are yet to develop. Like other inscriptions of the period these letters denote their developing process. In ligatures, superscript n is still without a dot and ñ resembles the letter in modern Nāgarī. Superscript ś is to be found in old as well as new type. Subscript tha is of archaic oval variety.
13th Century
Table FA is taken from Māndhātā Plates of Paramāra JayasimhaJayavarmā (A.D. 1274) and Table Fs is derived from Kavālji Temple inscription of Chāhamāna Hammīr (A.D. 1288). These inscriptions mark further progress in Nāgarī script. Development is required only in letters cha and
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