Copperplates
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Indian copper plate charters, 5th-16th centuries CE
Sub-Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1860/CP
Scope and Contents
This is an important collection of 7 Indian inscriptions in Sanskrit on copper plates recording land grants dating from the 5th to 16th centuries CE. The study of such inscriptions is an important element within Indian epigraphy, especially for the early ones which have survived whereas other perishable writing materials of the period have not. The inscriptions normally record donations by kings of villages or land to the Hindu Brahman elite (who are considered to be particularly deserving...
Dates:
5th-16th centuries CE
Volume entitled Indian Inscriptions, 19th century
Item
Identifier: Coll-1860/1/3
Scope and Contents
One volume containing copies of inscriptions on copper plates. The title page reads: 'Inscriptions of Ancient Copperplate Inscriptions prepared in India by Sir Walter Elliot, given by him to J. Burgess, and presented by him in 1906 to University Library, Edinburgh'.
Dates:
19th century