Kotagama inscription
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National Museum of Colombo |
The Kotagama inscription found in
Jaffna Kingdom in western Sri Lanka.[1]
The inscription reads;
"The women-folks of lords of Anurai (A word used in Tamil originally for
Some historians attribute the inscriptions to Martanda Cinkaiariyan (died 1348) whereas others date it to the 15th century based on language usage.[1][3][4][5] The inscription is written in Tamil script.[6]
See also
- Annaicoddai seal
- Tissamaharama Tamil Brahmi inscription
Notes
- ^ a b c Rasanayagm, Ancient Jaffna, p.364
- ^ Coddrington, Short history of Ceylon, p.89
- ^ Coddrington, K Ceylon coins and currency, p.74-76
- ^ "From Devundera to Dedigama". S. Pathiravithana. Archived from the original on 6 November 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2007.
- ^ Peebles, History of Sri Lanka, p.31-32
- ^ Spolia Zeylanica. Colombo Museum. 1917. p. 159.
References
- Coddrington, H. W. (1996). Ceylon Coins and Currency. ISBN 81-206-1202-7.
- Rasanayagam, Mudaliyar (1926). Ancient Jaffna,being a research into the History of Jaffna from very early times to the Portuguese Period. Everymans Publishers Ltd, Madras (Reprint by New Delhi, AES in 2003). pp. 390. ISBN 81-206-0210-2.
- Coddrington, H. W. (1994). A Short History of Ceylon. ISBN 81-206-0946-8.
- Peebles, Patrick (2006). The History of Sri Lanka. United States: Greenwood Press. p. 248. ISBN 0-313-33205-3.
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