IN03054

The quadrangular pillar-inscription was found by Wickremasinghe, lying on the ground to the north-east of the pokuṇa (pond) in the deserted village of Īripinniyǟva. This village is located about one and half miles east of Tittagōnǟva in Kun͂cuṭṭu Kōrale, North-Central Province. All four sides of the pillar are inscribed in the Sinhalese alphabet of the 10th century A.D. There are 26 lines on the first side, 29 on the second, 27 on the third and 34 on the fourth. The text is largely identical with that of the Ram̆bǟva pillar (IN03055), which was erected in the same year by the same king, Abhaya Salamevan. Only the names of the lands being dealt with and one or two clauses are different. Abhaya Salamevan is a name (biruda) used by several kings. In this inscription, it probably refers to one of the two kings who reigned between Sēna II and Kassapa V, namely Udaya I and Kassapa IV. The inscription deals with the granting of immunities to a land dedicated to the pariveṇa.