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DescriptionProto-Gurmukhi writing from the late 15th century.jpg
English: Proto-Gurmukhi writing from the late 15th century. Found within a tomb of Rae Feroze located in Hathur (also spelt Athur), Ludhiana, Punjab, India. The transcriptions were published in a 1950 work by Gurbaksh Singh, who passed away the same year. Therefore, it became public domain in the U.S.A. in 2020.

Further reading: 1) http://www.punjabmonitor.com/2013/04/gurmukhi-script-older-than-gurus.html

2) http://fateh.sikhnet.com//sikhnet/discussion.nsf/78f5a2ff8906d1788725657c00732d6c/9db51963f7c4999687256b47003b9e31!OpenDocument

Punjabi Wikipedia article on G.B. Singh: https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%9C%E0%A9%80.%E0%A8%AC%E0%A9%80._%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BF%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%98
Date ca.1470–1490 (published in 1950)
Source Inscriptions by pilgrims at the tomb of Rae Feroze at Hathur, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. Published in Gurmukhi Lipi Da Janam Te Vikas (published in 1950 under the Punjabi title: ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ ਲਿਪੀ ਦਾ ਜਨਮ ਤੇ ਵਿਕਾਸ, meaning 'Birth and Development of Gurmukhi Script').
Author Late 15th century pilgrims. Transcribed and published by G.B. Singh (Gurbaksh Singh, 1877–1950).

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