This set of four copper plates records the donation of the village of Vidēnūrapallikā in Kuḍuhāra to 150 Brāhmaṇas of various gōtras and charaṇas who lived in the agrahāra village of Kuravaka. The donation was made by Nandivarman and was issued from Vēṅgīpura, which has been identified as the modern village of Pedavegi.
The charter is dated to the 8th day of the dark fortnight of Paush in the 7th year of Nandivarman’s reign.
Within the inscription Nandivarman is described as the eldest son of Chaṇḍavarman.
First described and translated by Elliot 1840. Text first published by Burnell 1874: 86‒87. Reedited by Fleet 1876: 175‒177 , and Burnell 1878: 135‒136. Re-edited by Emmanuel Francis and Arlo Griffiths for EIAD. See also Gopalan 1928: 74; and Nilakanta Sastri and Gopalachari 1937–38.
Elliott (1840) 302-306
Burnell (1874) 86‒87
Fleet (1876) 175-177
Burnell (1878) 135‒136
Bhandarkar (1929) 292, no. 2088
Nilakanta Sastri and Gopalachari (1937–38) 279–282
EIAD (2017) EIAD 165