Book:Anonymous/Bakhshali Manuscript

An ancient Indian mathematical text written on birch bark.

Found in $1881$ in the village of, near  in present-day.

It is perhaps the oldest extant manuscript in Indian mathematics.

History
It is written in Sanskrit with significant influence of local dialects.

For some portions a carbon-date was proposed of between $224$ and $383$.

For other portions, a recent study has determined a carbon-date of as late as $885$ to $993$.

However, this has been challenged by specialists on methodological grounds.

Contents
The earliest known Indian use of a zero symbol.