Question

Ashokan inscriptions near Peshawar are written in _________.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Brahmi Script

The edicts were inscribed throughout Ashoka's realm which included the areas of modern-day Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan and most were written in Brahmi Script (though one, in Afghanistan, is also given in Aramaic and Greek). The edicts are comprised of: Minor Rock Edicts.

Answer 2

Answer:

Ashokan inscriptions near Peshawar are written in Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts.

Explanation:

• The edicts are written in non-standard and antiquated Prakrit dialects. Even the average person could read and understand the Prakrit inscriptions because they were written in the Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts. The inscriptions are written in the Kharoshthi script and were discovered in Pakistan. Greek or Aramaic are the languages used in other Edicts.
• According to their size (Minor or Major) and their medium, the Edicts are grouped into four groups (Rock or Pillar). In terms of chronology, the smaller inscriptions often come before the bigger ones, while the rock inscriptions generally appear to have been initiated before the pillar inscriptions.
• The Edicts of Ashoka are a collection of more than thirty inscriptions that have been attributed to Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire, who ruled from 268 to 232 BCE. These writings can be found on pillars, stones, and cave walls.

Thus this is the answer.

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