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Epigraphic Text Analysis

3 articles on Epigraphic Text Analysis from The Indian Historical Quarterly, published 1934–1937. Each entry has a summary of the article; open it for the full summary, citation and original PDF.

3 articles1934–19371 journal
The Indian Historical Quarterly · 3

Articles on Epigraphic Text Analysis

  1. Asoka's Minor Rock Edict: the Yeragudi Copy

    By B. M. Barua · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1937

  2. Was Lokanitha a Karana by Caste?

    By Pandurang Vaman Kane · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1935

    In this note the author clarifies a common misreading of the title ‘Karana’ borne by an official named Lokanitha. Some historians had assumed that Lokanitha belonged to the Karana caste, a scribal group prevalent in eastern India. By analysing the grammatical…

  3. Kosam Inscription of Kanishka

    By Amalananda Ghosh · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1934

    The Kosam Inscription of Kanishka, carved on a red sandstone pedestal supporting a four-foot-tall Bodhisattva image, is preserved in the Allahabad Municipal Museum. Recovered from Kosam, an ancient Kaudambi site, the inscription dates to the 22nd regnal year…