File:Postcard from Afghanistan written in a Landa script, ca.1871–72.jpg
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English: Postcard from Afghanistan written in a Landa script, ca.1871–72. Punjabi (possibly a Lahnda variety, such as Hindko) may be written in the Landa script seen on the postcard. Dated to 1288 in the Islamic calendar (Hijri calendar). Perso-Arabic script is written on the other side of the postcard (refer to source for an image of that side).
It is unknown which variety of the internally diverse family of Landa script was employed here. Possibly written by a member of the Punjabi community in Afghanistan at-the-time. Afghanistan once hosted a large population of ethnic Punjabis (including Sikhs, many of whom were Khatri merchants and traders). This may be a transaction receipt perhaps, as most of the Landa scripts tended to be employed for business-related manners. Source description:
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| Date | ca.1871–72 |
| Source | [1] |
| Author | Unknown scribe |
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