The Scribe's Choice — Variant Letters in Akhara Khom (อกขระทเขยนไดหลายแบบในอกษรขอม)

Letters that the scribes of Siam wrote in more than one way. This study collects and compares the variant forms of the Khom script as they occur in manuscripts, amulet inscriptions and printed chanting books, and explains when a scribe would choose one form over another. Companion to the Reference Table in the same series. Three pages.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-10-15
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23400983
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Indian and Buddhist Studies
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The Scribe's Choice — Variant Letters in Akhara Khom (อกขระทเขยนไดหลายแบบในอกษรขอม)

D. Schwörer
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Indian and Buddhist Studies
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The Scribe's Choice — Variant Letters in Akhara Khom (อกขระทเขยนไดหลายแบบในอกษรขอม)

D. Schwörer
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Abstract

Letters that the scribes of Siam wrote in more than one way. This study collects and compares the variant forms of the Khom script as they occur in manuscripts, amulet inscriptions and printed chanting books, and explains when a scribe would choose one form over another. Companion to the Reference Table in the same series. Three pages.

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Indian and Buddhist Studies
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