Editing Grantha script (section)

==Types of Grantha==
[[File:Tanjavur Tamil Inscription2.jpg|thumb|right|Grantha inscription at Bṛhadīśvara Temple, India]]

===Pallava Grantha===
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An archaic and ornamental variety of Grantha is sometimes referred to as Pallava Grantha. It was used by the Pallava in some inscriptions from the 4th century CE<ref name="griffiths" /> to the 7th century CE, in India.<ref name=diringer/> Examples are the [[Mamallapuram]] [[Tiruchirapalli]] Rock Cut Cave Inscriptions and Kailasantha Inscription.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

===Middle Grantha===
 [[File:Mandakapattu Inscription.jpg|thumb|200px|7th-century inscription in Grantha script at the [[Mandagapattu Temple|Mandagapattu Hindu temple]]]]
Middle Grantha first appeared in the Kuram copper plates, dating from around 675 CE, and was used until the end of the 8th century CE.<ref name=britgrantha/><ref name="diringer"/>

===Transitional Grantha===
Transitional Grantha is traceable from the 8th or 9th century CE, until around the 14th century CE. The Tulu-Malayalam script is derivative of Transitional Grantha dating to the 8th or 9th century CE, which later split into two distinct scripts&nbsp;– [[Tigalari script|Tigalari]] and [[Malayalam script|Malayalam]].<ref name=britgrantha>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Grantha-alphabet |title=Grantha alphabet (writing system) – Britannica Online Encyclopedia |publisher=Britannica.com |access-date=2012-03-11}}</ref><ref name="diringer"/>

===Modern Grantha===
Grantha in the present form dates from the 14th century CE. The oldest modern manuscript has been dated to the end of the 16th century CE. Two varieties are found in modern era Grantha texts: the 'Brahmanic' or square form used by Hindus, and the 'Jain' or round form used by Jains.<ref name=britgrantha/><ref name="diringer"/>