This set of five copper plates was discovered in 1886 by Pindi Nammayya of Upperagudem, a village in Amalapuram in Golugonda taluk of Vizagapatam district. The charter was found whilst Nammayya was excavating a tank called Atikavani in Chikkulla agrahāra in Gōdāvari district. The village of Chikkulla is possibly located in the region marked on the map.
The copper plates are secured with a ring and seal. The seal is decorated with an image of a lion, side on, with one paw raised, with mouth open and its tail raised.
The charter records the donation of the village of Regonram to the temple of Sōmagirīśvaranātha which was dedicated to a form of Śiva, Tryambaka. The donation was made by Vikramēndravarman who is described as the son of Indrabhaṭṭārakavarman, the grandson of Vikramēndravarman, who is described as ‘embellishing the families of the Viṣṇukundins and the Vākāṭas, and the great-grandson of Mādhavavarman who performed 11 Aśvamedha sacrifices.
The charter was issued from Ḷenduḷūra on the 5th day of the 8th fortnight of the summer in the 10th year of reign.
Image of copper plate charter. (http://www.chennaimuseum.org/draft/gallery/01/07/copper3.htm)
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| Inscription ID | EIAD182 |
| Title | Chikkulla grant of Vikramendravarman, year 10 |
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| Author | Arlo Griffiths |
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| Language | संस्कृतम् |
| Reigning monarch | Vikramēndravarman II |
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| Topic | gift of a village to Śiva |
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| Min | 700 |
| Max | 800 |
| Comment | Intrinsic date: the grant was made on 5th day in the 8th fortnight of the summer season in the 10th year of the reign of Vikramēndravarman II. No other date is given. The king's grandfather is stated to have been connected with the family of Vakatas, which flourished towards the end of the seventh and in the 8th Century AD. This record may not be later than the 8th Century AD. |
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| Letter size | 0.6 |
| Description | Southern Brahmi script |
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| Description | Campus dimensions not available (plates measure 18.1 x 5.7 cm). The charter has 32 lines (3 lines on plate 1 verso; 4 lines on plate 2 recto; 4 lines on plate 2 verso; 4 lines on plate 3 recto; 4 lines on plate 3 verso; 4 lines on plate 4 recto; 2 lines on plate 4 verso; 7 lines on plate 5 recto). |
| Decoration | None. |
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| References | First described and edited by Kielhorn 1896-97. See also Sankaranarayanan 1977a: 169-71 (no. VII). Edited for EIAD by Arlo Griffiths and Vincent Tournier. |
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