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| Object ID | OB03100 |
| Title | Tōṇigala Rock |
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| Inscription(s) | IN03124 |
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| Author | Senarath Paranavitana |
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| Description | |
| Material | Rock / gneiss |
| Object Type | Rock |
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| Details | A low flat hummock of gneiss rock, upon which stands the ruins of a small rubble-built stupa. The ruins have been dug into, probably by treasure seekers, the disturbance leaving only a shapeless mass of debris. The rock is also engraved with at least two inscriptions: one is about eight feet to the south of the ruins (IN03124), the other – a more fragmentary record consisting only of the name of the king, Śrīmeghavarṇṇa, son of Mahāsena – some twenty-five feet to the east. |
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| Date | 1886 |
| Place | Thonigala |
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| Place | Thonigala |
| Authority | Paranavitana, S. (1928-33). ‘No. 17. Tōṇigala Rock Inscription of the Third Year of Śrīmeghavarṇṇa,’ Epigraphia Zeylanica 3, pp. 172–188. |
| Details | First recorded by Henry Parker in 1886. The hummock is known locally as Tōṇigala (Thonigala) or Nāgaragala and lies in the jungle about 6 miles (9.5 km) from Vavuniya on the Horowpotana Road. |
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