Dhivehi Writing Systems
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The oldest inscription found in the Maldives to date is an inscription on a coral stone found at an archaeological site on the island of Landhoo in Noonu Atoll. This inscription is estimated to be from 8th century C.E. This inscription is written in a script close to the southern Grantha Script.
The oldest paleographically datable inscription found in the Maldives is a Sanskrit inscription of Vajrayana Buddhism dating back to the 9th or 10th century C.E. This inscription is written in an early form of the Nagari script.
Until the late 17th century C.E., Divehi was written in a script called Dhives Akuru (island letters). In the early 18th century, a new script called Thaana Akuru was introduced into formal writing and eventually replaced the old Dhives script. The earliest writing in Thaana Akuru found so far, dates back to 1703 C.E.
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