Gōraṇṭla copper plates of Attivarmā

Author: Anon.

Community: Ānanda epigraphy
Uploaded on November 6, 2017
August 27, 2019
Gōraṇṭla Charter of Attivarmā

Author: Fleet, J.F.

This set of three copper plates were acquired by Walter Elliot from Sōmasundara Mudaliyār of Gōraṇṭla. The plates are secured together with a ring and seal, the design of which is indistinct.

The charter records the donation of the village Antukkūr and field, referred to as Ashṭaśata-patti in the village of Tānthikontha, which was located on the south bank of the river Kṛshṇabeṇṇā. The donated village and land was given to the Brāhmaṇa Koṭṭiśarmā of the Kāśyapa gōtra who knew the Āpastambha sutra.

Within the inscription Attivarmā is described as a descendant of the great saint Ānanda. The inscription does not contain a date.

Community: Ānanda epigraphy
Uploaded on November 6, 2017
August 27, 2019