Funerary Monument: Inscription of IsvaradevaAbhira
Funerary Monument: Inscription of IsvaradevaAbhira
Published 2019-04-25T14:45:22+00:00
Place : Kutch Museum, Bhuj , Gujarat, India
Material: Stone
Object Type: Funerary Monument
Saka year 254.2. An inscription of Abhira king Insvaradeva in Gupta Brahimi characters contributes to the history of the Abhiras and is the earliest record mentioning the Saka era by name. It was discovered at Daulalpur, District Kutch and is now preserved in the Kutch Museum, Bhuj. It is in Sanskrit and refers to the reign of a ruler whose name is not legible but also mentions Isvaradeva.
a) ……nasya
b) rajye vase 6 (gi)
c) mha ditiya masada
d) sa vaseratri (tra) rajye va
e) susagotraye
f) priti svamine va
g) Sudotak sutaya
h) Abhiraya (Jai)
i) yaka- pautrasya ba-
j) rahadeva-putrasya
k) (regaresvara) devasya
l) ….Gotra hitaya
m) (Lashthi)uthapita(a)
Scanned by: Ishita Jain
Narrative by: Kutch Museum
Date published | 25/04/2019 |
Complexity | Easy |
Support Free | YES |
Title | Inscription of Isvaradeva Abhira |
Date | 254.2 (Saka Year) |
Accession | Saka |
Period | Saka year 254.2. |
Medium | Stone |
Artist | Unknown artist |
Place | Kutch Museum |