This inscription is engraved on the smaller of the two stone canoes found in the vicinity of the ‘Stone Canopy’ (Burrows’ Pavilion) in the area of the Abhayagiri Vihāra at Anurādharpura. It consists of three lines and can be dated on the basis of the palaeography to the latter half of the eighth century or the beginning of the ninth century. The purpose of the inscription is to state that the stone canoe was the gift of a novice (sāmaṇera) named Gonnā.
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| Inscription ID | IN03186 |
| Title | Anurādharpura Stone Canoe Inscription |
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| Parent Object | OB03147 |
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| Author | Senarath Paranavitana |
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| Language | සිංහල |
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| Topic | records that the stone canoe on which the inscription is engraved was the gift of a novice (sāmaṇera) named Gonnā |
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| Min | 750 |
| Max | 825 |
| Comment | Basis for dating: palaeography. |
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| Letter size | 5.715 cm |
| Description | The letters range from 1 to 2¼ inches (2.54 to 5.715 cm) in size. |
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| Width | 83.82 |
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| Description | Three lines engraved on a stone canoe. The first and third lines are each 2 feet 7 inches (78.74 cm) in length, while the second line is 2 feet 9 inches (83.82 cm) in length. |
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| References | Edited and translated by Senarath Paranavitana in Epigraphia Zeylanica 4 (1934–41): 149–150, no. 17, VII. |
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