Ancient Script

[Arlo Griffiths]

The plate is taken from a paper by a British author of the 19th c. I do not have the original publication at hand, but I guess it is from the Laidlay 1886 or one of the two Low papers in the bibliography in the attached article. The plate comprises more than one inscription, at a quick glance all from Malaysia but not precisely from Penang. If I am not overlooking anything, it is all Sanskrit, and all related to Buddhism. The attached paper contain complete bibliography up to the mid 1980. Apologies for the poor quality. (Can anyone help me get a better pdf?)
Arlo GriffithsEFEO/Jakarta


> Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:59:46 +0200
> From: d.wujastyk at UCL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Ancient Script
> To: INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk
> 
> Forwarded message.  Replies CC'ed to rahula_80 at yahoo.com please (and the
> list, if you wish).
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> On 21 October 2010 15:32, Ngawang Dorje <rahula_80 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > I wanted to ask the experts in the Indology discussion group, but I am not
> > a member. I wonder if you could help me.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rahula
> >
> > ----------
> >
> > I would be very grateful if you could transcript and translate the document
> > that is attached with this email. It is from a rock inscription dated 5th
> > century AD, found in Penang, Malaysia (if you could read the script). Can
> > you also let me know if it's Pali or Sanskrit?
> >
> >
> >
> >

 		 	   		  
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