The Gupta script (sometimes referred to as Gupta Brahmi Script or Late Brahmi Script{{Sanskrit: गुप्त /गुप्त ब्रह्मी लिपी }}) was used for writing Sanskrit and is associated with the Gupta Empire of India which was a period of material prosperity and great religious and scientific developments. The Gupta script was descended from Brahmi and gave rise to the Nāgarī, Sharada and Siddham scripts. These scripts in turn gave rise to many of the most important scripts of India, including Devanagari (the most common script used for writing Sanskrit since the 19th century), the Gurmukhi script for Punjabi Language, the Assamese script, the Bengali script, and the *****an script.