<P> The entire Guru Granth Sahib is written in the Gurmukhi script , which was standardized by Guru Angad Dev in the 16th century . According to Sikh tradition and the Mahman Prakash , an early Sikh manuscript , Guru Angad Dev had taught and spread the Gurmukhi script at the suggestion of Guru Nanak Dev which has invented the Gurmukhi script . The word Gurmukhī translates to `` from the mouth of the guru '' . It descended from the Laṇḍā scripts and was used from the outset for compiling Sikh scriptures . The Sikhs assign a high degree of sanctity to the Gurmukhī script . It is the official script for writing Punjabi in the Indian State of Punjab . </P>
<P> The entire Guru Granth Sahib is written in the Gurmukhi script , which was standardized by Guru Angad Dev in the 16th century . According to Sikh tradition and the Mahman Prakash , an early Sikh manuscript , Guru Angad Dev had taught and spread the Gurmukhi script at the suggestion of Guru Nanak Dev which has invented the Gurmukhi script . The word Gurmukhī translates to `` from the mouth of the guru '' . It descended from the Laṇḍā scripts and was used from the outset for compiling Sikh scriptures . The Sikhs assign a high degree of sanctity to the Gurmukhī script . It is the official script for writing Punjabi in the Indian State of Punjab . </P>
when was the first guru granth sahib written
when was the first guru granth sahib written
16th century
16th century