Vāṇhaḍaka Inscription
- Language: Sanskrit
- Date: 1062
- Indoskript editor: Kathrin Holz
- Dynasty:
- ID: 896
- Place of origin: Hazara (72° 17' long., 34° 48' lat.)
Variants
bhaṃ: could also be taṃ
mu: could also be pra
Literature
Metadata:| Script | late Proto-Sharada |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Support | stone |
| Lines | 7 |
| Dimensions | 59.5 x 29 cm |
| Inscribed area | 43.5 x 24 cm |
| Average letter size | H 2.5 × W 1.8 cm |
| Dating | 1062 CE (Laukika era) |
| Basis of dating | intrinsic date |
| Origin | Hazara District |
| Current location | Peshawar Museum PM03431 |
Konow, Sten. 1909-1910. “Peshawar Museum Inscription of Vāṇhaḍaka; Laukika-Samvat 538” Epigraphia Indica 10: 79–81.
Khaw, Nasha Bin Rodziadi. 2016. Study and analysis of Brāhmī and Śāradā inscriptions from Gandhāra: its impact on religious, cultural and historical landscape of the region. A thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Archaeology. University of Peshawar: 113f., plates 69a and b, tables 66 and 78.
Secondary Bibliography:
Shakur, M. A. 1946. A Handbook to the Inscriptions Gallery in the Peshawar Museum. Peshawar: Museum of Peshawar.
Sample page:
Sample page available on https://heidicon.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/#/detail/23977334
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