"Pikira grant of Simhavarman", plates i, ii a, ii b and iii a (Epigraphia Indica VIII, plate with No. 15 (PDF p. 201))

Ink impressions of four inscribed copper plates, black outline letters on white, four lines of Sanskrit in southern (Pallava) script on each, with a large ring hole at the left and line numbers 2 to 12.

Type: Inscription rubbing
Creator: E. Hultzsch (Epigraphia Indica, Government of India); photo-lithograph by W. Griggs from ink-impressions supplied by V. Venkayya
Date: 1906
Licence: Public domain
From: Archaeological Survey of India, Epigraphia Indica, Vol. VIII (1905–06) (opens in a new tab), 1906, plate with No. 15, first page (PDF p. 201); text pp. 159-163 (No. 15)
Original: archive.org (opens in a new tab)
Appears in: Ikshvakus, Vishnukundins & early kingdoms, Pallavas, Simhavarman II (Pallava), Pikira grant of Simhavarman, Inscriptions & sources