Language
and Alphabet

Provincial Museum. Pedestal of an image.

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Sanskrit, Northern Alphabet.

States that the image in question was the kīrtti of Vishṇu, son of Gōmīndra. In characters of about the 7th century.

Do.      Pedestal of a seated Buddha image

V.S. 1103[?]

Nāgarī

Damaged.        Details not clear.

Do.      Pedestal of a broken image

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Brāhmī

Damaged and fragmentary. Seems to read … kūṭuṁhiniy kumāri… In characters of about the 3th century A. D.

Chunar.─Slab built into a well opposite Iftikhār Khan’s tomb.

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Nāgarī

Contains the name Pādasāha-Gāji-śrī-Akabara. Mentions San. 1022 in line 3. For the Persian portion see Appendix C, No. 152.

Durga-Kho.─Cave, left wall

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Brāhmī and Northern Alphabet.

(a) Reads : 1 . vachana ch(ē)laka
 2 ….chandra.
In characters of about the 6th century. Compare ASI,
Vol. XXI, p. 129, No. 20.

(b) Reads : Bhadra …… Do. Ibid,. No. 19..

Do. Central wall

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Brāhmī

Reads : Moṇha Mādhava Bhārōśa Avinī[vat]. In characters of about the 6th century. Cf. ASI, Vol. XXI, p. 129, Nos. 15-16.

Do. Same wall

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Do.

Reads : Bhagū Lōka Vin[i]ta .. In characters of about the 7th century. Cf. ibid., No. 7. Contains other pilgrims’ records of different periods, such as Śrīchandra (c. 10th century), Śrī Sati (do.), and Anala (c. 11th century).

Do.

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Northern Alphabet and Nāgarī.

Contains a number of pilgrims’ records of different periods such as Yaśalōka (7th century). Sūtradhāra Mahipāla praṇamati (10th century) Cf. ASI, Vol. XXI p. 129, No. 11.

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