Inscriptions of Ancient India
Jan 12, 2023
Meaning of Inscriptions — Act of inscribing ( Write in or on).
Writing engraved on hand surface mostly written on rocks, stones, coins, walls of building, pillars, caves, metals etc.
- Inscription used to say about event of the past.
- Inscription writing various language such as Prakrit, Sanskrit, Kannada, Pali etc.
Other Name of inscription — engraving, impression etc.
- There are 33 inscription in total(India).
- The oldest inscription in India is “Edicts of Ashoka of the 3rd century BCE(In Brahmi Script).
- Study of Inscription is called Epigraphy.
- Inscriptions are the form of documents.
- Samudra Gupta is known as the “father of Inscriptions”.
- Ashoka was the first Indian ruler to create stone Inscription.
