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OB03159 |
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Tim̆biriväva Inscribed Rock |
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IN03200
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Senarath Paranavitana |
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Description |
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Rock |
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Rock |
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A rock near the ruined stupa on the ancient site now known as Veheragala at Tim̆biriväva in the Mahapotāna Kōraḷē West of the Anurādhapura District. The rock is engraved with five inscriptions in the Brāhmī script of the early centuries A.D., all of which are more or less fragmentary.
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1896 |
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Tim̆biriväva, Mahapotāna Kōraḷē West |
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Tim̆biriväva, Mahapotāna Kōraḷē West |
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Paranavitana, S. (1934–41). ‘No. 28. A Rock-Inscription of the Reign of Goṭhābhaya at Tim̆biriväva,’ Epigraphia Zeylanica 4, pp. 223–228. |
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The rock is situated near the ruined stupa on the ancient site now known as Veheragala at Tim̆biriväva in the Mahapotāna Kōraḷē West of the Anurādhapura District. It was first brought to notice by H. C. P. Bell in 1896.
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