Gurmukhi is the phonetic script in which the Guru Granth Sahib, Sikhism's sacred scripture, is written. The words of hymns and poetic verses of the Guru Granth are known as Gurbani, meaning Guru's word. Guru Angad Dev, Sikhism's second guru, developed the Gurmukhi script so that it could be easily learned and read by the average person. Fifth Guru Arjun Dev compiled the Guru Granth using the Gurmukhi script to transpose the hymns of Gurbani. Gurmukhi numerals reference page numbers of the Guru Granth and the verses of Gurbani, as well as authors of various shabads, or hymns which make up the Guru Granth. Gurmukhi script and numerals appear in Sikh hymnals such as Amrit Kirtan and Gurbani prayer books such as Nitmen which contain selections from Dasam Granth, the collected works of Tenth Guru Gobind Singh. Verses of spiritual significance in Sikh scripture contain metaphoric passages in which numbers figure. Written spellings of numbers in scripture vary according to usage and meaning.
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