Hathigumpha inscription

The Hathigumpha Inscription is a Jain inscription consisting of seventeen lines written in Prakrit language incised in Brahmi script in a cavern called Hathigumpha in Udayagiri hills, near Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India. Dated between the second century BCE and the first century CE, it was inscribed by the Jain king Kharavela of the Kalinga kingdom.

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Elephant Cave" inscription
cave, edict, Q668,

Location: 20.263, 85.7856, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Hathigumpha inscription ⓘ
Hathigumpha Inscription consists of seventeen lines in a Central-Western form of Prakrit incised in a deep-cut Brahmi script on the overhanging brow of a natural cavern called Hathigumpha in the southern side of the Udayagiri hill, near Bhubaneswar
Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves ⓘ
partly natural and partly artificial caves of archaeological, historical and religious importance near the city of Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India

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Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves 2024

Type	Subtype	Description	Notes	Source

site	cave	Hathigumpha inscription	edict, cave	Wikidata
site	cave	Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves	cave temple, Jain temple, cave	Wikidata
commons	image	Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves 2024		Commons
commons	image	Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves 2024		Commons
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commons	image	Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves 2024		Commons
commons	image	Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves 2024		Commons
commons	image	Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves 2024		Commons
commons	image	Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves 2024		Commons
commons	image	Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves 2024		Commons
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Hathigumpha inscription

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