This inscription is incised on a rock situated to the west of the ruined stupa at Mädagama Vihāra in the Tisāva Kōraḷē of the Kuruṇǟgala District. Another inscription (IN03182) is written on the same rock in an almost identical script. Both inscriptions deal with matters related to the freeing of slaves and can be dated on palaeographic grounds to the seventh century A.D.
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| Inscription ID | IN03181 |
| Title | Mädagama Vihāra Rock Inscription 1 |
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| Parent Object | OB03143 |
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| Responsibility | |
| Author | Senarath Paranavitana |
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| Language | සිංහල |
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| Topic | deals with matters related to the freeing of slaves |
| Date: | |
| Min | 600 |
| Max | 700 |
| Comment | Basis for dating: palaeography. |
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| Letter size | 5.08 cm |
| Description | The letters are from 1½ to 2 inches (3.81 to 5.08 cm) in size. |
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| Width | 93.98 |
| Height | 5.08 |
| Description | 1 line engraved on the surface of a rock. IN03182 is engraved on the same rock. |
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| Bibliography | |
| References | Edited and translated by Senarath Paranavitana in Epigraphia Zeylanica 4 (1934–41): 143–144, no. 17, II. |
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