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The Junagadh rock inscription of Rudradaman, also known as the Girnar Rock inscription of Rudradaman, is a Sanskrit prose inscribed on a rock by the Western Satraps ruler Rudradaman I. It is located near Girnar hill near Junagadh, Gujarat, India. The inscription is dated to shortly after 150 CE. [1]
Girnar is an ancient hill in Junagadh, Gujarat, India. It is one of the holiest pilgrimages for Jains, ... and inscription from 1188 CE at Girnar.
The inscription reads: "In the year fifty-two, 50, 2; on the second day of the dark half of Phaguna, of (the reign of) the king Rudradāman, son of Jayadaman, (who was the grandson) of the king Caṣṭana, son of Ysamotika, (this) staff was raised in memory of Rishabhadeva, son of Sihila, of the Opasati gotra, by (his) brother, Madana, son of ...
The inscriptions were written on a solid quartz rock. [3] The main face (east face) of the rock contains Edicts 1 to 12 and the first part of Edict 13. On the right side (north face) is the drawing of an elephant with the word in Brahmi Gajatama, of uncertain meaning, [3] possibly "Supreme Elephant". [4]
The Kandahar Rock Inscription is bilingual Greek-Aramaic (but more often categorized as a Minor Rock Edict). The Kandahar Greek Edict of Ashoka is in Greek only, and originally probably contained all the Major Rock Edicts 1-14. Ashoka's edicts were the first written inscriptions in India after the ancient city of Harrapa fell to ruin. [11]
It is thought the word "lipi", which is also orthographed "dipi" (𐨡𐨁𐨤𐨁) in the two Kharosthi versions of the rock edicts, [note 3] comes from an Old Persian prototype dipî (𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡) also meaning "inscription", which is used for example by Darius I in his Behistun inscription, [note 4] suggesting borrowing and diffusion.
Archaeologists said the runes inscribed on the blade are the oldest ever found in Denmark.
Location of Girnar in India. Tushaspa is mentioned in Junagadh rock inscription of Rudradaman (150 CE). Tushaspa ( Brahmi : Tuṣāspha ) was a " Yavana raja " (Greek King or Governor) for Emperor Ashoka , in the area of Girnar , near Junagadh , in Gujarat , India . [ 1 ]