15 Facts About Uchen script

Uchen script emerged in between the seventh and early eighth century, alongside the formation and development of the Tibetan Empire.

The Uchen script originally was created in Tibet but was adopted in the neighbouring country of Bhutan located in East Asia.

Historians believe the Uchen script was created by the seventh century scribe and academic Thonmi Sambhota.

The creation of the Uchen script was undertaken by Thonmi Sambhota in the reign of Songtsen Gampo under the king's instructions.

Uchen script was heavily influenced by Indian written scripts of the period, namely Brahmi scripts.

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The purpose of Uchen script was to document the Tibetan language and the language of Bhutan; Dzongkha.

In form, the Uchen script includes thirty consonant, and vowel variants which are written above or below the constant.

Early Uchen manuscripts are attributed to have been recording proceedings of the kings, emperors and of matters of the court.

Uchen script was used to record official proceedings including legal matters, formal agreements and treaties.

Uchen script has been located on documents found from a 'cave library' at Dunhuang that are histories and semi historical texts, giving key insights into cultural Tibetan life in the 9th century.

The broad range of texts and the number of themes addressed show that Uchen script was used in order to record a broad range of activities and events deemed culturally important by the commissioner.

One notable example of a functioning carving of Uchen script is a wooden block, with the carven Uchen alphabet used for printing ink onto parchment and paper.

Uchen script writing is not an alphabet widely practiced in the twenty first century.

The earliest surviving examples of the written Uchen script are dated to have been made 100 years after the initial creation of the writing system.

Whilst the Uchen script was originally created in between the seventh and eighth century.