[INDOLOGY] Ditto sign in śāradā script

[Walter Slaje]

> I checked Slaje's book on the śāradā script but didn't see anything (of
course I could have missed it!).

You will find the numeral "2", which is the sign you are looking for, on p.
46 (sub. "1.8. Zahlzeichen"). It is not a special character, but simply
means 'two times' or 'repetition' (of the preceding akṣaras).

Best, WS

Am So., 15. Feb. 2026 um 12:44 Uhr schrieb victor davella via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info>:

> Dear all,
>
> Have others come across a "ditto" sign in śāradā script like the one below
> (both from f. 409v of this ms:
> https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/ce67e97d-d171-43d2-ba96-fcfb9802d6f8/surfaces/2c52f260-a856-49ca-94d5-ec00372c0edd/
> ):
>
> [image: image.png] line 13 edu DITTO devī
>
> [image: image.png] line 14 jayadu DITTO
>
>
>
> I checked Slaje's book on the śāradā script but didn't see anything (of
> course I could have missed it!).
>
> Thanks!
>
> All the Best,
> Victor
>
>
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