Frontmatter -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Table of Contents -- I. Former derivations of the Brahrai lipi -- II. Literary evidence for the antiquity of writing -- III. Palaeographic evidence for the antiquity of the Brahmi lipi -- IV. The derivation of the Brahma letters from the most ancient North-Semitic signs -- Appendix I. The Origin of the Kharosthi Alphabet -- Appendix II. The Origin of the ancient Brahma Numerals -- Addenda -- Platesweiterlesen