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| Hathigumpha inscription | |
|---|---|
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| Material | Stone, rock-cut |
| Writing | Prakrit |
| Created | 2nd century BCE- 1st century CE[1] |
| Period/culture | Kalinga |
| Place | Udayagiri Hills, Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
| Present location | 20°15′47″N 85°47′08″E / 20.26306°N 85.78556°E |
  Udayagiri Odisha Udayagiri Odisha (India) | |
The Hathigumpha Inscription (pronounced: ɦɑːt̪ʰiːgumpʰɑː) is a seventeen line inscription in a Prakrit language incised in Brahmi script in a cavern called Hathigumpha in Udayagiri hills, near Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India. Dated between the second century BCE and the first century CE,[2][3][4] it was inscribed by the Jain king Kharavela of the Kalinga kingdom.[5][note 1]
The Hathigumpha Inscription presents, among other topics, a biographical sketch of a king in the eastern region of ancient India (now part of and near Odisha). It also includes information on religious values, public infrastructure projects, military expeditions and their purposes, society and culture. Paleographically, the inscription dates from the middle of the first century BCE to the early first century CE.[1][7]
- ^ a b Verma, Thakur Prasad (1971). The Palaeography Of Brahmi Script. p. 86.
- ^ Alain Daniélou (11 February 2003). A Brief History of India. Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. pp. 139–141. ISBN 978-1-59477-794-3.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Krishan 1996, p. 23.
- ^ Norman, K. R. (1973). "Review of Shashi Kant: The Hᾱthīgumphᾱ inscription of Khᾱravela and the Bhabru edict of Aśoka—a critical study". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 36 (2). Cambridge University Press: 472–473. doi:10.1017/s0041977x00134536. S2CID 179013997.
- ^ Shimada, Akira (2012). Early Buddhist Architecture in Context: The Great Stūpa at Amarāvatī (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE). BRILL. p. 57. ISBN 978-90-04-23326-3. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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