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A stone block inscription at Nala’s Lagana Hiti recording the construction of a water spout by Dhruvaśīla and Aṇaṅgaśīla (LS 118)

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Identifier: NHDP_0002_0004
Title: A stone block inscription at Nala’s Lagana Hiti recording the construction of a water spout by Dhruvaśīla and Aṇaṅgaśīla (LS 118)
Type, original: inscription; original

Content

Abstract: This inscription, inscribed on a stone block above a row of three water spouts in Nala’s Lagana Ṭola, records Dhruvaśīla and his brother Aṇaṅgaśīla having constructed a water spout in abbreviated Licchavi Samvat 118 (695 CE) during the reign of King Śivadeva for the residents of Uparima Nālaṅga.
Issued by and to: Dhruvaśīla and Aṇaṅgaśīla
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Date

Date: LS 118 Jyeṣṭha Bright fortnight 10 unspecified
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Converted: 695 CE

Script and language

Language, script: Sanskrit; Liccavi

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 15; 42; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: stone; unspecified; dark grey stone
Condition: good; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Lagana Hiti, Nala; NHDP; NLA0030
Source and details: DANAM; https://danam.cats.uni-heidelberg.de/report/73040155-8b11-4ee3-ad7a-ff273ba88b0f
Running no., exposures: 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 11/3/26, 2:11 PM; 11/3/26, 2:11 PM; 18
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