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introduction

Uchen script
Script type	Heavy-line Script Alphabet Semisyllabary
Creator	Thonmi Sambhota
Created	7th century-8th century
Languages	Tibetan
Related scripts
Parent systems	Brahami script Uchen script
Child systems	umê script

answers to module 7 questions

1. my media is an image of the sky. It is named 'orange sunset reflected off clouds'
2. It is my own work, as I took the picture.
3. the file format is an image png.
4. I have chosen the Creative Commons licence.
5. the category is self published work
6. I will descibe the work as orange sunset reflected off clouds
7. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orange_sunset_reflected_off_clouds_2016.jpg

origin

Uchen script emerged in the neighbouring countries of Tibet and Bhutan in South East Asia. Created in between the seventh and eighth century. Uchen was created by Thonmi Sambhota in the reign of the king Srongstan Gampo to aid in improving Tibet’s economy, trade and foreign relations. Uchen script is a writing system, based off Indic- Brahami alphabets of the time period and was used to document the Tibetan language. It was formulated by Thonmi Sambhota who; after being taught by expert Indian scribes and script makers, used variations to create a script unique to Tibet and Bhutan. Uchen script was used for multiple purposes including documenting key events, the writing of religious scriptures, and the recording of poetry and texts of cultural significance. Many examples of written Uchen script have been found in the form of stone and wood carvings, as well as manuscripts written in ink onto paper.

style

Mahanavika Buddhagupta stone inscription, 5th century CE, Indian Museum, Kolkota

practicing citations

Source 1: As a ‘history’, this book is credible as it is written by an academic who endeavours to record an accurate presentation of the events that bought about Uchen script. The historical nature of this text limits the bias able to be presented by the author. In extension this text is also authoritative as it is included in the Tibet Journal and published by The Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, and so has not only been written by an academic and an expert of the field, but also reviewed by experts and published in a public database. I would use this text primarily to write in the origin section of my article, as it is very informative text, explaining the historical climate surrounding it’s creation Uchen script, and the way in which it was inspired by Indian scripts and evolved into a recognisable and individual alphabet. I will also use this text in the ‘function’ section of my article, as it outlines early uses of Uchen script, and describes how and why Uchen was used in the 7th-9th centuries. I may also use this source in the ‘calligraphy and tools’ section, as it has references to early Tibetan calligraphers who used Uchen script.

Source 2: This text is credible as it is written by three historians and academics who are experts in their field. It is also an authoritative text as it is edited and published by a reputable sources.This text is useful to inform The origin section of my article, as it is focused on the early Uchen scripts, and the origin of the written alphabet. It is also useful for the tools and calligraphy section as it suggests that early Uchen was written on silks as well as paper.

source 3: This text is credible as it is written by two experts of the field. The text is also authoritative as it was originally published by the University of Michigan and then by the reputable ‘Snow Lion publications’ It therefore is written and reviewed by multiple academics and experts. This manual will assist me in writing the ‘style’ section of my article, as the form being a manual, it will not only allow me to visually see the text, but also provide information into the way in which Uchen script was and is currently used in written alphabet and spoken word. This manual will also assist me in the function section of my article, as it will provide evidence of the way in which Uchen functions as a written script, recording a spoken language and alphabet.

Source 4: This text is credible as it is written by an expert in the field of history and religion. The text is also authoritative as it was originally published in the reputable bulletin of the School or Oriental and African studies and has been reviewed by multiple scholars and experts. This text will be helpful in my article in the function section as it connects the Uchen script to Buddhist religion and shows the way monks used it to write sacred texts and record important events. I can therefore expand the function page to include information on the use within Buddhism.

Source 5: This text will help me in the ‘Style’ section of my article as it addressed directly and in depth, the way in which the Uchen script is made of intricate sections of calligraphic lines that need to be interpreted to glean the intended meaning. The article It uses a scientific approach into interpreting and dissecting the script, that can assist me in writing about the style and function of Uchen. This text is credible as it is written by a linguistic academics and it is authoritative as it is published in an international journal.

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