FW: [INDOLOGY] What is the writing on the attached image?

[Gérard Huet]

The diagram behind has 8 sections, not 12. I think it is meant to evoke the 8 sections of A.s.taadyaayii.
GH

Le 14 févr. 2011 à 12:19, Dominik Wujastyk a écrit :

> Indeed !
> 
> The diagram in the background, behind the writing Panini, has the general
> look as a jyotiṣa jātaka or horoscope chart, but with the Brāhmī numerals in
> the 12 positions, instead of the zodiac.  And what's that sun doing in the
> top right corner?
> 
> Dominik
> 
> On 14 February 2011 04:16, Hans Henrich Hock <hhhock at illinois.edu> wrote:
> 
>> ... or in having Pāṇini *write*
>> 
>> Hans Henrich Hock
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 13 Feb 2011, at 20:59, Deshpande, Madhav wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks to all those who have pointed out that the characters on the
>>> postage stamp of Panini represent Brahmi numerals 1-9.  I wonder what the
>>> designer of the stamp had in his mind in putting these numerals on the
>>> stamp.  Best,
>>> 
>>> Madhav M. Deshpande
>>> Professor of Sanskrit and Linguistics
>>> Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
>>> 202 South Thayer Street, Suite 6111
>>> The University of Michigan
>>> Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104-1608, USA
>>> ________________________________________
>>> From: mkapstei at uchicago.edu [mkapstei at uchicago.edu]
>>> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 8:55 PM
>>> To: Deshpande, Madhav
>>> Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] What is the writing on the attached image?
>>> 
>>> Hi Madhav,
>>> 
>>> They show the Brahmi numerals.
>>> 
>>> best,
>>> Matthew
>>> 
>>> Matthew T. Kapstein
>>> Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies
>>> The University of Chicago Divinity School
>>> Directeur d'études
>>> Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris
>>> 
>>