Old Sundanese script () is a script that developed in West Java in the 14th–18th centuries which was originally used to write Old Sundanese language. The Old Sundanese script is a development of the Pallava script which has reached the stage of modifying its distinctive form as used in lontar texts in the 16th century. History The use of Old Sundanese script in its earliest form is found in the inscriptions found in Astana Gede, Kawali District, Ciamis Regency, and the Kebantenan Inscription in Jatiasih District, Bekasi City. Edi S. Ekajati revealed that the existence of the Old Sundanese script had been displaced for a long time due to the expansion of the Islamic Mataram Kingdom into the Priangan region, except for Cirebon and Banten. At that time the Sundanese conquerors made Javanese culture their role model and ideal type. As a result, Sundanese culture was displaced by Javanese culture. In fact, many Sundanese writers and cultural observers use Javanese writings and icons. Even the VOC made a decree that the official script in the West Java area only included Latin script, Bald Arabic script (Pegon) and Javanese script (Cacarakan). This decision was made on 3 November 1705. This decision was also supported by the Cirebon rulers who issued a similar decree on 9 February 1706. Since then the Old Sundanese script has been forgotten for centuries. The Sundanese people no longer recognize the script. Even if it was still taught in schools until the end of the 1950s, it seems that it was wrong. The reason is, what was studied at that time was not the Old Sundanese script, but the Javanese script which was adopted from Mataram and was called the Cacarakan script. Old Sundanese script is generally found in manuscripts made from palm leaves whose writing is scratched with a knife. Manuscripts written using this script include Bujangga Manik, Sewaka Darma, Carita Ratu Pakuan, Carita Parahyangan, Carita Parahyangan Fragment, and Carita Waruga Guru. Old Sundanese script is found in columns 89 – 92 in Table van Oud en Nieuw Indische Alphabetten (Holle, 1882). During its development, Old Sundanese Script did not retain letters from Kawi script which were not used in Old Sundanese language. The letters of the Kawi Script that are extinct in the Old Sundanese Script are: Consonants; includes the letters kha, gha, cha, jha, ṭa (cerebral), ṭha (cerebral), ḍa (cerebral), ḍha (cerebral), ṇa (cerebral),