Epigraphia Indica Vol 07

Author(s): E Hultzsch
Publisher: Archaeological Survey of India

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No. 3.]
AMARAVATI INSCRIPTION OF KRISHNARAYA.
A.-Vira-Pandya (November 11, A.D. 1252-July 13, A.D. 1253).
No. 32. 7th year: July 13, A.D. 1259.
No. 31. 15th year: November 10, A.D. 1267. B.-Maravarman Paråkrama-Pandya (December 1, A.D. 1934-November 1, A.D. 1835).
No. 33. 6th year (Saka 1262): November 1, A.D. 1340.
No. 34. 8th (for 18th] year: November 30, A.D. 1352. C.-Jatavarman Parikrama-Påndya (January 10, A.D. 1357—January 9, A.D. 1358).
No. 35. Year 10 opp. to 5 i.e. 15th year; Saka 1293): January 9, A.D. 1372. D.-Jaţilavarman Parikrama-Pandya Arikësarideva (June 18-July 19, A.D. 1422). No. 37. [Year] opp. to 31 (1.. 32nd year) : July 19, A.D. 1453. No. 36. Year 2 opp. to 31 (i.e. 33rd year; Saka 1377): March 24, A.D. 1455. No. 38. Year 4 opp. to 31 (i.e. 35th year): March 16, A.D. 1457. No. 39. Year 8 opp. to 31 (i.e. 39th year; Saka 1381 (for 1393]): June 17, A.D. 1401 E.-Jaţilsvarman Parákrama-Pandya Kulasekhara (November 15, A.D. 1479
November 14, A.D. 1480). No. 40. 20th year (Saka 1421): November 14, A.D. 1499. F.-Jatilavarman Srivallabha (November 29, A.D. 1534-November 28, A.D. 1535)
No. 41. 3rd year (Saka 1459): November 28, A.D. 1537. G.-MAravarman Sundara-Paņdya (June 2, A.D. 1531—June 1, A.D. 1532).
No. 42. Year 22 opp. to 2 (i.e. 24th year; Saka 1477): June 1, A.D. 1555H.-Jațilavarman Srivallabha Ativirarama (August 23, A.D. 1562-August 22,
A.D. 1563). No. 43, 5th year (Saka 1489) : August 22, A.D. 1567.
No. 3,- AMARAVATI INSCRIPTION OF KRISHNARAYA OF VIJAYANAGARA; SAKA-SAMVAT 1437.
By H. LUDERS, PH.D.; GÖTTINGEN. This inscription, which I edit from inked estampages supplied by Dr. Hultzsch, is engraved on a slab in the Sannyasin's room in the Amarêsvara temple at Amaravati in the Kistna district.
It contains 53 lines of writing. The average size of the letters is". The alphabet is Telugu of the type described in Vol. VI. p. 108 f. Ka shows here everywhere the advanced form. La appears twice (11. 10 and 14) in the older form of the Bițragupta and Vânapalli plates, but in 1. 49 it shows a form which comes nearer to that of the Mangalagiri inscription. The ottus appears in dha (1. 35); in the case of dha and bha it occurs only in a few cases, and it is never
No. 266 of the Government Epigraphist's collection for the year 1897.