ABBREVIATIONS
ABI.    Annals of Bhandarkar Institute, Poona
ABNUHS. Annual Bulletin of Nagpur University Historical Society, Nagpur
ABORI. Annals of Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona,
AI. Ancient India, Bulletin of the Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi
An. Annual
APRAS.(NC.) Annual Progress Report of Archaeological Survey (Northern Circle)
AR. Asiatic Researches, Calcutta
ASI.AR. Archaeological Survey of India, Annual Report
ASI.(NIS.) Archaeological Survey of India (New Imperial Series)
ASIR. Archaeological Survey of India Reports, Cunningham
BDCRI. Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute, Poona
Bk. Book
BRVRI. Bulletin of Rama Varma Research Institute, Cochin
BSS.    Baêgèya Sàhitya-Pariøat Patrikà (Bengali)
BV. Bhàratèya Vidyà
Bh.List. Bhandarkar's List of "Inscriptions of Northern India, in Bràhmè and its Derivative Scripts, from about 200 A.C."
Bh.No. Bhandarkar List Number
CPHGP - K.V. Ramesh and S.P. Tewari A copper-plate hoard of the Gupta period from Bagh, Madhya Pradesh. Mysore 1990.
EI. Epigraphia Indica
fn. footnote
G. Gupta Era
G.Val. Gupta-Valabhi era
HJMU. Half Yearly Journal of Mysore University, Mysore
IA. Indian Antiquary, Bombay
I. Arch. Indian Archaeology, A Review, New Delhi
IC. Indian Culture, Calcutta,
IE.AR. Indian Epigraphy, Annual Reports on (Archaeological Survey of India)
IHQ.    Indian Historical Quarterly, Calcutta
Inscrs. Inscriptions
JAHC. Journal of the Andhra History and Culture
JAHRS. Journal of Andhra Historical Research Society
JARS. Journal of Asam Research Society
JAS.(Lt.)    Journal of the Asiatic Society (Letters), Calcutta
JASB. Journal of the Asiatic Society, Bengal
JAU. Journal of the Annamalai University
JBAS Journal of Bengal Asiatic Society
JBBRAS. Journal of the Bombay Branch of Royal Asiatic Society
JBORS. Journal of the Bihar Orissa Research Society
JBRS. Journal of the Bihar Research Society
JDL. Journal of the Department of Letters, Calcutta University
JGRI. Journal of Gaêgànàtha Jhà Research Institute, Allahabad
JIES JOURNAL OF INDIAN EPIGRAPHYCAL SOCIETY
JIH.    Journal of Indian History
JMU. Journal of the Madaras University
JOHRS. Journal of the Orissa Historical Research Society
JOI. Journal of the Oriental Institute, Baroda
JOU. Journal of the Osmania University
JPASB.(NS.) Journal and Proceedings of the Asiatic Society Bengal (New Series)
JRAS. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
JRASB.(Lt.) Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Bengal (Letters)
JUB. Journal of the University of Bombay
JUPHS. Journal of the United Provinces Historical Society
HAS. Hyderabad Archaeological Series
HIL. Historical and Literary Inscrs.-R. B Pandey, Chaukhambà Samskrt Series, Vol XXIII, Varanasi, 1962.
MASI. Memoirs of the Archaeological Survey of India
NIA. New Indian Antiquary, Bombay
PASB. Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta
PDHC. Proceedings of the Deccan History Congress
PIHC. Proceedings of the Indian History Congress
PRAS.WC. (orEC. or NC.) Progress Reports of Archaeological Survey, Western Circle (or Eastern Circle or Northern Circle)
PTIOC. Proceedings and Transactions of All-India Oriental Conference Res.Soc. Research Society [The name differs for various sessions as Indian Oriental Conference (IOC) or Proceedings of Indian (Sometime All-India) Oriental Conference (PIOC or PAIOC.).]
RSM - R.S. Mishra "Inscriptopns of the early Gupta kings and their successors". Bibliography. Varanasi, 1971
SAII. Studies of Ancient Indian Inscriptions (Hindi)-B. Upadhyaya (1961): Pub. Motilal Banarasi Dass, Varanasi
SI. Select Ingcriptions - D. C. Sircar, Calcutta
SIE.AR. South Indian Epigraphy, Annual Report
SIS. Sino Indian Studies, Calcutta
S.Ind. Studies in Indology, 1960, V. V. Mirashi (Vol. 1. Pub. by Vidarbha Saìùodhana Maíäala, Nagpur and Vol. II by Mirashi himself) VOJ. Vienna Oriental Journal