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The Hathigumpha Inscription and the Bhabru Edict
In orthography, textual words and ancient names have been rendered into the Roman script with appropriate diacritical marks; the place names have been spelt as in The Oxford School Atlas (29th edn., 1997). Locations have been updated according to current geography.
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The photo-plates of the Hathigumpha Inscription are being published by courtesy of the Patna Museum, Patna, that of the Bhabru Edict by courtesy of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta, and the other photographs by courtesy of the Archaeological Survey of India.
It would be ungrateful of me if I fail to put on record now that the insight to probe into the mysteries of epigraphy is a byproduct of the method of teaching Epigraphy by the late Prof. C.D. Chatterji of Lucknow University. And it would be callous on my part if I do not mention my wife Manjari who bears with me to let me burn night-light in the rough-and-tough of my literary, journalistic and research pursuits
I am thankful to Mr. Susheel K. Mittal, Director, D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., for bringing out the second revised edition.
Jyoti Nikunj, Charbagh Lucknow 226004
Nov. 7, 1999
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