clay sealing Beikthano
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Bibliography
First reported (in Burmese) in ASB with possible readings <siri mita raya>, <sirimitara ya> or <sirimapataraya>. Also reported in Aung-Thaw1968a, which cites U Bo Kay’s correct reading, saṁgha siri. Aung-Thaw1968b (= Aung-Thaw1993), repeats more or less the same material in Burmese and Aung Thaw [Aoṅ sau] 1972, p. 4 (in English), dates the sealing from the 2nd century. Griffiths-Lammerts2015 note the early date of the artifact, while recognizing the possibility of its having been imported.
Primary
Griffiths, Arlo, Marc Miyake & Julian K. Wheatley. 2018–03–26. “Corpus of Pyu inscriptions.” Zenodo. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1207290. [URL]. Item DHARMA_INSPYU00063.
Secondary
Sein Maung U [Cin moṅḥ ūḥ]. 1970. “mran mā nuiṅ ṅaṃ rhi rheḥ hoṅḥ kampaññḥ tan chip akhui. [Some ancient inscribed seals from Burma].” takkasuil paññā padesā cā coṅ [University research journal] 5 (3), pp. 109–127. Page 110.
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<p>The explanation for the ASB misreading is given in Aung Thaw 1968a, p. 51. The author began with <siri> and failed to recognize the swastika, reading it as <mita> instead. He also read the final <gh> as <y>. </p>
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Commentary
The explanation for the ASB misreading is given in Aung Thaw 1968a, p. 51. The author began with <siri> and failed to recognize the swastika, reading it as <mita> instead. He also read the final <gh> as <y>.