Roughly contemporary with the Brahmi, the Kharosthi script was used.
粗略地说，Kharosthi手稿使用着同时代的婆罗米语。
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Later (ca. 4th to 8th centuries AD) the Gupta script, derived from Brahmi, became prevalent.
随后(ca。四世纪到公元八世纪)的Gupta手稿，源自婆罗米语，变得流行起来。
3
In the north there are inscriptions dating from the early centuries b. c. in the brahmi script also used by the king ashoka in his famous prakrit pillar inscriptions.