Dewal Inscription

Language: Sanskrit
Date: 930
Indoskript editor: Kathrin Holz
Dynasty:
ID: 899
Place of origin: Rawalpindi District (73° 24' long., 33° 28' lat.)

Variants

ca: could also be ya

ma: could also be sa

sa: could also be ma

Literature

Metadata:

Script	late Proto-Sharada
Language	Sanskrit
Support	stone
Lines	8
Dimensions	32 x 24.5 cm
Inscribed area	27 x 23 cm
Average letter size	H 2 × W 1.8 cm
Dating	930/1 CE (Hindu Shahi era)
Basis of dating	intrinsic date
Origin	Dewal, Rawalpindi District
Current location	Peshawar Museum PM03089

Edition(s):

Shakur, M. A. 1946. A Handbook to the Inscriptions Gallery in the Peshawar Museum. Peshawar: Museum of Peshawar: 2f.

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: 109–111, plates 46a and 46b, tables 45 and 76.

Secondary Bibliography:

Rehman, Abdur. 1978. “An Inscription of Jayapāla Śāhī.” The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 110: 33.

Sample page:

Sample page available on https://heidicon.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/#/detail/23977658