Maharaja devendra varma copper plate grant. Eastern Ganga. 8th-9th century AD. Ganjam. These are three plates of copper. Towards the proper right end
Maharaja devendra varma copper plate grant. Eastern Ganga. 8th-9th century AD. Ganjam. These are three plates of copper. Towards the proper right end of each plate there is a ring hole through which the plates slide on to a copper ring. The ends of the ring were soldered to a circular seal. It bears in, relief on a counter sunk surface the figure of a bull, couchant to right and a crescent above it. The first and the third plates bear writing on their inner face only, while the second one is engraved on both sides. Three of the inscribed faces of the plates have 6 lines of writing a piece, while the fourth has 7 lines, the total coming to 25 lines in all, the last line containing only 3 letters. The language of the inscription is Sanskrit and the script is southern variety. The inscription records the gift of the village of Haduvaka, which was situated in the district Vishaya called Pushyagiri- panchali to the learned Brahmana teacher Patanga-sivacharya.
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Location: State Museum Odisha
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