[INDOLOGY] Sanskrit inscription in Egypt?

[Madhav Deshpande]

Dear Rich,

     I see a March 29 message on FaceBook by Shailen Bhandare:

"The recording of our presentation on interesting "transcultural" findings
from the excavations at Berenike is now on-line. I present an exciting
discovery - the first ever Sanskrit inscription found in Egypt, dated in
the reign of Roman Emperor Philip 'the Arab'! It is a dedicatory
inscription left by a Kshatriya named Vasula, and undoubtedly of a Buddhist
nature as indicated by its colophon. Thanks again to Steve Sidebotham and
Team Berenike!"

Shailen Bhandare will be the best source of information on this topic.

Madhav

Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies
Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India

[Residence: Campbell, California, USA]


On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 1:13 PM Richard G. Salomon via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> Some weeks ago I saw a reference on Facebook to the recent discovery of a
> Sanskrit inscription in Egypt, said to be dated to the reign of the Roman
> emperor Philip "the Arab" (244-249 CE). But I haven't been able to find any
> further information about this. Has anyone heard any more about this?
>
> Rich Salomon
>
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