Inscription number 125.
Kosam Stone-Slab Inscription of Shadramaghha -(saka) Year 87.
Provenance: Hasanabad, Close to the remains of ancient Kausambi, Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh.
Script: Early Gupta or pre-Gupta Brahmi.
Language: Prakrit.
References: Daya Ram Sahni, Ep.Ind., XVIII, pp.160.
From the facsimile in Ep.Ind., VIII, facing pp.160, No. III.
The numeral looks more like 8.
But the year meant was 87, as we know from two other stone slab
inscriptions, bearing inscriptions, most probably identical with the present one, which seems to have been discarded because of some mistakes. The year
here is only in numerals, not in words.
Sahni takes it, to be the Gupta era.
Inscriptions number 126.
Kosam Stone-Slab Fragmentary Inscription of Sivamagha.
Provenance: Kosam, Ancient Kausambi , Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh.
Script Brahmi of the Gupta period.
Languge: Sanskrit
References Daya Ram Sahni, Ep-Ind., XVIII, pp.159. No.II.
TEXT
[ सिद्धम् ] | मह [T] राजस्य [ श्री ] भद्रम –
2. [ घस्य संवत्सरे ] (= 80+) (7) वर्षा पक्ष 3 दिवस 5
3. – करस्य शपरस्य पुत्रेहि मादग [ ली ]
4. —-[ वत्या ] अर्याय देव वार
English Translation of the inscription
In the year, in the reign of Maharaja, the
Illustrious Sivamagha, in 2nd fortnight of on the first day On this aforesaid day- —– of Dharaka the son of —-, of Devashthira the son of Sankaravala , of Dharaka the son of Samnaka, of Nkra the son of Namdabala, of Dharaka, the son of Samanaka, of Kukka, the
son of Yasabala ——-
1. From the facsimile in Ep-Ind, XVIII, Pl-No. II facing p.160.
2. Sahni Varshă pakshe
3. Sahni Dav (ishthaka) sya
4. Sahni kasyu (Da) manaka. Samanaka putrasya, dharskasya, is evidently a repetition.
