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The Kuṣāṇa Trilingual

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 December 2009

A. D. H. Bivar
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The publication by Professor Gérard Fussman of the trilingual Kuṣāṇa inscription at Dasht-i Nāvur in Afghanistan is a major event both for historical and linguistic studies. Appropriately termed by Paul Bernard ‘the Rosetta Stone of Afghanistan’, the find is impressive for its novelties, especially (in addition to Bactrian and Kharoṣṭhī) a well-preserved version in wholly unknown script and language. Yet unlike its namesake, it does not immediately solve all problems.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies , Volume 39 , Issue 2 , June 1976 , pp. 333 - 340
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Copyright © School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 1976

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