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FOUR BHANJA COPPER-PLATE GRANTS.
distinguishing letters given below, especially because some of them bear the same name, having been found in the same locality. In editing the two Baudh charters Mr. R. D. Banerji distinguished them by the letters A & B and Mr. Mazumdar gave to the Sonpur grant the letter C, which have been retained in my scheme.
A. Baudh grant of Ranabhañjadeva of the 54th year; by Banerji, Ep. Ind., Vol. XII, page 322 ff.
B. Baudh grant of Ranabhañjadeva of the 26th year; by Banerji, Ep. Ind., Vol. XII, page
325 ff.
C. Sonpur grant of Satrubhañjadeva; by Mazumdar, Ep. Ind., Vol. XI, page 98 ff.
D. Bamanghați grant of Ranabhañjadeva, J. B. A. S., XL, Part I, page 165 ff.
E. Bamanghați grant of Rajabhañjadeva, J. B. A. S., XL, Part I, page 168 ff.
F. Orissa grant of Vidyadharabhañjadeva, J. B. A. S., LVI, Part I, page 154, re-edited by Kielhorn in Ep. Ind., Vol. IX, page 271.
G. Ganjam plates of Netribhañjadeva, J. B. A. S., Vol. V, page 669.
H. Ganjam plates of Netribhañjadeva edited below.
I. Ganjām plates of Netribhañjadeva edited below.
J. Ganjam plates of Vidyadharabhañjadeva edited below.
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K. Antirigam plates of Yasabhañjadeva edited below.
The description of these plates supplied by the Epigraphical office is reproduced below.
H. Ganjam plates of Netribhañjadēva.
"This is a set of three copper-plates, oblong in shape, strung together on a ring of the same metal, which passes through a hole of about in diameter near the proper right margin and has its ends riveted into the arms of the bracket at the back of the seal accompanying it. The ring was uncut when the plates reached this office. The plates have writing on five faces in all, the first plate being engraved only on the inner side. They measure about 6" in breadth and 3" in height. They bear slightly raised rims on either face, though those of the first plate are worn out a little. The ring has a diameter of about 3". The seal is circular in shape and has a diameter of about 1". On its countersunk surface it bears in relief the figure of a lion at the top of proper left with the legend Sri-Netribhañjadevasya' below it in two lines. The entire set weighs about 158 tolas."
I. Ganjam plates of Netribhañjadeva.
"This is a set of three copper-plates, oblong in shape, strung ogether on a ring of the same metal which passes through a hole about " in diameter at about 1" from the proper right margin. The ring was uncut when the set reached the office. It carries a fixed seal which is now partly damaged and must have been circular in form originally. The engravings on it are all lost. The first plate is written only on one side while the other two have writing on both the faces. The plates have very slight rims. They measure 6" in breadth and 31" in height. The set weighs 71 tolas."
J. Ganjam plates of Vidyadharabhañjadeva.
"This is a set of three copper-plates, oblong in shape and strung together on a ring 24" in diameter, which passes through a hole of about 1" in diameter near the proper right margin. The ring carries a seal into the two arms of the bracket on the back of which are fixed its two ends. The seal is much damaged so that nothing remains of the original engravings on its surface. Its diameter is about 1". The plates measure 74" in breadth and 3" in height. They have writing on four faces in all, the first and the last ones being blank in outer faces. The first plate is broken to the extent of 1" in the right band top corner. The total weight of the set is 85 tolas. The plates are not uniformly thick, the first being slightly thinner than the other two."
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