Kāmeśvarīdevī Inscription

Language: Sanskrit
Date: 980
Indoskript editor: Kathrin Holz
Dynasty:
ID: 901
Place of origin: Hund (72° 25' long., 34° 0' lat.)

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Metadata:

Script	late Proto-Sharada
Language	Sanskrit
Support	stone
Lines	8
Dimensions	45 x 26.5 cm
Inscribed area	43.5 x 24 cm
Average letter size	H 2.5 × W 1.8 cm
Dating	980/1 CE (Hindu Shahi era)
Basis of dating	intrinsic date
Origin	Hund
Current location	Peshawar Museum PM 3431

Edition(s):

Sahni, R.B.D.R. 1933–34. “A Sarada Inscription from Hund.” Epigraphia Indica 22: 97f.

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: 97f., plates 52a and 52b, tables 51 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.

Rehman, Abdur. 1979. The Last Two Dynasties of the Śāhis. An Analysis of their History, Archaeology, Coinage and Paleography. Islamabad: Quaid-i-Azam University: 246f.

Sample page:

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