The set of three copper plates was found in the possession of Brindavanam Gopalacharlu in the village of Ipūr in Tenāli Taluk of Guṇṭūr district. The copper plates are secured with a ring and seal. The seal is decorated with a legend and either a figure or symbol between two lamp-stands.
The charter records the donation of the village of Vilembai in Guddādī-viṣaya by Mādhavavarman. The donation was made to Brāhmaṇa Agniśarman of the Vatsa gotra.
The grant was issued from Mādhavavarman’s camp at Kuḍāvāḍa on the 15th day of the 7th fortnight of the hot season in the 37th year of reign.
Within the inscription Mādhavavarman is described as the son of Mahārāja Gōvindavarman, who worshipped at the temple of Śrīparvata.
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| Title | Ipūr copper plates of Mādhavavarman |
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| Author | Hultzsch, E. |
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| Language | संस्कृतम् |
| Reigning monarch | Mādhavavarman |
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| Topic | donation of the village of Vilembai in Guddādī-viṣaya to Brāhmaṇa Agniśarman of the Vatsa gotra by Mādhavavarman |
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| Comment | Intrinsic dating: the grant was issued on the 15th day of the 7th fortnight of the hot season in the 37th year of reign. Within the inscription Mādhavavarman is described as the son of Mahārāja Gōvindavarman, who worshipped at the temple of Śrīparvata. |
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| Description | southern class |
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| Description | Campus dimensions not available. 14 lines (4 lines on plate 1 verso; 4 lines on plate 2 recto; 3 lines on plate 2 verso; 3 lines on plate 3 recto). |
| Decoration | The copper plates are secured with a ring and seal. The seal is decorated with a legend and either a figure or symbol between two lamp-stands. |
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| References | First edited in Hultzsch 1923-24d. |
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