Indian Antiquary Vol 38

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[MARCH, 1909.
daryal, a plain fine stuff supposed to be like real darydi. Mono : Cotton
Nakll: imitation Manu., p. 8.
Nakyu : an ear-pendant; Spiti. Mono : Gold and Silver, p. 36. Nal: a tall blue-stemmed variety of the jangli báns; Hoshiarpur. Mono: Fibrous Manu.,
P. 4.
Nam: a gold necklace worn by Hindu males. Mono : Gold and Silver, p. 25. Namkant: a Central Asian silk. Mono: Silk Ind., p. 15.
Nan: a heavy chisel for rough-clearing wood. Cf. nihan. Mono: Wood Manu., p. 11.
Nand: a vat; Rohtak. Cf. baingar. Nar: a net. Mono: Fibrous Manu., p. 4.
Nara: a person who procures silver from the sweepings of a goldsmith's shop. Mono: Gold. and Silver, p. 6.
Nari: a generic term for sheep and goat skins. Mono : Leather Ind., p. 15.
NArma: a kind of cotton : of the Rawalpindi and neighbouring tracts. H. D., p. 1133: Mono: Cotton Manu., p. 2.
Nasa: the bark of the důk tree. Cf. palah and palds. Mono : Fibrous Manu., p. 5. Nashi; an ear ornament. Mono: Gold and Silver, p. 82.
(To be continued.)
NOTES AND QUERIES MATHURA, A MINT OF AKBAR
and the Hill of Sorath,' in the volume for 1878. FOR COPPER COINAGE,
The writer, when dealing with localities near
the shrine of Nimnath' (Nēminath'), records As an indication of importance, it may be
& note at the foot of p. 48, which states that mentioned that in Akbar's time there was
another longish oval stone, about 10 feet by a mint at Mathura, though only for oopper
12, insoribed with characters apparently recoinage,' (Growse, The City of Mathura',
sembling those of Asoka's odiots, is to be soon Calcutta Rev., 1873, p. 5, note).
near the Bhimkund. But the letters of this inNeither Wright (Catal. Ooins, I. M. Vol. III) scription also have been much injured by exponor Lane-Poole (B, M, Catal.) gives Mathuri 18
sure.' & mint of Akbar's. Are any copper.coins of Akbar from the Mathurà mint known?
Burgess ( Kathiawad and Kachhip. 169) briefly
describes the Bhimakunda, but makes no allusion VINCENT A. SMITH. to the inscription mentioned by O. M., por can 18th December, 1908.
I find any mention of it anywhere. Can anybody
give information concerning it, or still better UNPUBLISHED ASOKA INSCRIPTION AT GIRNAR.
pablish a copy P When reading old numbers of the Caloutta
VINCENT A. SMITH. Review, I came upon an interesting descriptive article, signed by O. M. and entitled Saurashtra 18th December, 1908.