SII 17.118: original edition by K. G. Krishnan

Alternative title: “No. 118.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: On a slab set up in the south-west corner of the Kallēśvara temple.

986 A.D.

This is dated in Śaka 907, Pārthiva, Phālguṇa, Puṇṇame, probably corresponding to 986 A.D., February 27.

It seems to record a gift of income from levies to Bācha by the One-hundred and twenty mahājanas of Sindamuge in appreciation of his heroism in an attack by Kaliga and others. It further records the conferring of the title Irmmaḍi-gadamba to Manneyara Ballaha for having killed Kaliga.

Language: Kannada (kan) [Kannada (kannada)].

Repository: South Indian Inscriptions (Original Edition) (south-indian-inscriptions).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0118.

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Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti sakavarṣa (907) pārttiva saṁvatsaraṁ pravarttise tadvariṣābhyantarada (phā)lgu(ṇa)
⟨2⟩ (mā)sada puṇname modalāge sāsirbarū(rāḻdu) cika (bā)saṁgaḷa kaliganeṁba [*]
⟨3⟩ [*] ya (bīḍaṁ baṭṭaṇaṁ kiḍisi) sausirbaro(ḷaṁ bāca) kādi koḷutire kaliga(no)-
⟨4⟩ ḷagāge padiṁbara taleyaṁ koṇḍaḍe sāsirbaruṁ mecciyeleya pēṟiṁ-
⟨5⟩ ge nūṟu talevoṟege Ayvattu I(vaṁ) caṁ(drā)dityaṁbara(mava)
⟨6⟩ varaṁ makaḷa makaḷvaraṁ naḍeyisidavarāvarājyamādo(ḍa)
⟨7⟩ mavargge sāsirbba(rū)ḍuvaru Intappudake sinda(mu)geya ma-
⟨8⟩ (hājanaṁ) nūṟirppadiṁbara ta(ḷavu) cikana bāsana mā-
⟨9⟩ rana makaḷa makaḷvaraṁ tammutta mūvaru muṇbaru sā-
⟨10⟩ sirbbaruṁ kadalīyade naḍeyisuvaruṁ maṁgaḷaṁ ∥
⟨11⟩ ma(nne)yara ballahaṁ cikabāsa
⟨12⟩ rā(ḷ) kaliganaṁ kondaḍe mecci I-
⟨13⟩ rmmaḍi gadaṁba neṁba pesaraṁ ko [*]
⟨14⟩ [*] kudureveraḍaṁ sinda [**]
⟨15⟩ koṭṭa(ṁ |) maṁgaḷa

Commentary

⟨11–15⟩ This is engraved on the top to the proper left.

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 17.118 by Krishnan 1964 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Krishnan, K. G. 1964. South-Indian inscriptions. Volume XVII: Inscriptions collected during the year 1903-04. South Indian Inscriptions 17. Delhi: Archaeological survey of India (Manager of Publications). Page 26, item 118.

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