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Gwalior Stone of Mihirakula

A stone slab with the left edge damaged. Part of its bottom side has also been cut away and lost after it was found but before it was delivered to the Calcutta museum, possibly to adjust its size for fixing in some other building. Dimensions above are for the extant fragment.

Object URI
OB00091
Extent
82 cm width x 14 cm height
History details
Discovered built into the wall in the porch of a Sun temple in the Gwalior fort. Subsequently delivered to the Imperial Museum at Calcutta.
Created
Place
Gwalior
Recorded
Place
Gwalior fort
Stored
Place
India Museum, Calcutta
Date
1929

Gwalior Inscription of Mihirakula

Inscription URI
IN00100
Extent
79 cm width x 13 cm height
Decoration
None.
Edition
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<l>kiraṇa-nivaha-jālair vyoma vidyotayadbhiḥ</l>
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<l>cakita-gamana-kheda-bhrānta-caṃcat-saṭāntaiḥ|</l>
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<l>tasyodita-kula-kīrtteḥ putro tula-vikramaḥ patiḥ pṛthvyāḥ</l>
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<l>mātṛtulasya tu pautraḥ putraś ca tathaiva mātṛdāsasya</l>
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