Inscriptions of Polonnaruwa

It is the silver era of ceylon. The inscriptions were written on stones ,slabs, pillars , flagmantantars , and caves. It was written from the nineth centuary to the 12th centuary.This inscriptions were written during the period of Polonnaruwa era , doneted by kings for monestary and viharas.This inscriptions were written in the Brahmi letter scripts and ancient Sinhala scripts.They are simple and ancient scripts of ceylon.It is creative and smooth work of the technicians.ITis very difficuilt to copy it.

POLONNARUWA RAJA MALIGAWA PILLAR INSCRIPTIONS OF KING MAHINDA-4

This quadrangular pillr ,measuring about  6ft. by 9 in .by 8 in., was discovered at the site of the so-called Raja maligawa (royal palace( which stands within the Citadel at Polonnaruwa.It now lies on the premises of the Archaeological Commissioner at Tops vava,The inscription is engraved on the first three sides of the pillar between paralled lines. Side A contain 40 lines , b 42 , and c 36.The aksaras , belong to the alphabet of the early eleventh century A.D. The letters a,r, and medial vowel u have open lower ends. These , as well as most of the others , closely resemble the type of the characters in the Vevalkatiya slab of Mahinda 4. The style of the language too bears out this age , the introductory portion agreeing nearly word for word with the first three lines of the two long slab records of this king at Jetavanarama in Anuradhapura

.                                              The date of the inscription is the tenth day of the fast half of the lunar month of Navam (Jan-Feb) in the eighth regnal year of king Siri Sangbo As in most of his other records, Mahinda 4 is mentioned here by his biruda only. His perents names are also given as king Abha Salamevan and queen DevGon , without any infomation whatsoever which might lead to their identification.

                                                 The subject is the granting of immunities to a village called Kinigama belonging to Kulu-Tisa-rad-maha vehera of the Mahavihara Nikaya, and situated in the Eastern Quarter. This monastery both from its geographical position and the etymology of its name may be identified with the Kuta- Tiss-Vihara mentioned in the Mahavamsa as one of the viharas richly endowed by king Sena 2 (917-952 A.D.).
                            

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(Svasti sri) sirivat apiriyat guna mulin uturatva mulu Dambdivhi an Katkula pamili kala Okavas rada parapuren himi Kat usabnat agmehesunvu Lakdiv polo navayona parapuren himi Abha Salamevan maharadhat ema kulen sama da Dev gonbiso radana kusa ipada apa mahaya siri vinda pilivelse rada pamina dasaathi patiri yasatedin radkarana Siri Sangbo maharadahu tuma sat langu atavana havuruduyehi navaya sanda pere admashi dasapak davas Maha vehera Nakahi bad padumpashi KuluTisarad mahaveher avu KinigamaDagadarahi vehera Kinigamakuli melatti hara attani kanu hinduvannat vadala ektansamiyen a Bamba Senevi Lokanathan vara van Mekappar Vadarum Kolomba Budim isa Mekappar Nittaraa Agboyim isa Kiling Dimbula navan varan Mevan Mini Kilinggam Kiling Satim isa Ramuk Kundasala navan vara van Kundasala Vatkami Mihindim atuluva ap metuvak denamo ekseva padumpashi avu  Tisa maha veherabad Kinigama megam satara simayen atulatvu tak tanat tundise rahasin novadna kot isa Demel   Kinigam lad piralakkam medamat vada kuli melatti dandu murandu mangiva pedivanoganna kotias Maha alin diya van tak tanata kulita vattat hasulanat ganna diya    du velvassan vel kami yan no vaiakanu isa alat pere    a variyav misa aselin gamat vada variyan noganna isa perenattu novadna isa velvassan gamat vada talan puupan nokapanu isa gamat vada mivun galgon no ganna isa kota mara me gam vana gamin  pitat karava ganut misa gamat novadna isa arakkan perelakkan deruvana dekamtan yamunguru veli gattan dunuva balatun novadna isa Nuvara gala Sen Seneviradun kam himiyen me gama mahaalin diya vadna tak kamat tanat gasu gas dennat a Perevari Budu atuluva metuvak dena visin vadaleyin me attani kanu siri labha dena ladi,