248a Kanauj clay seal of Avantivarman, [plate X and XA]
Th. 153,
Provenance: Kanauj, Farrukhabad District, Uttar Pradesh.
Reference: Unpublished.
Language: Sanskrit, prose.
Script: Late Bràhmè of the Northern Class.
Date: Circa fourth quarter of the sixth century A.D.
TEXT
1 [catus-samudr-àtikkrànta-kèrttiõ pratàp-ànuràg-îpanat-ànya-rà*]jî
varíí-àùrama-vyavastõàpana-pravðtta-
2 [cakkraù=cakkradhara iva prajànàm=artti-haraõ ùrè-mahàràja-Ha*]rivarmmà [||*]
[tasya puttras=ta]t-pàd-ànuddhyàtî Jaya-
3 [svàminè-bhaòòàrikà-dåvyàm=utpannaõ ùrè-mahàràj-Àdityavarmmà [||*] tasya
puttras=ta*]t-pàd-ànuddhyàtî Harøaguptà
4. [bhaòòàrikà-dåvyàm=utpannaõ ùrè-mahàràj-Åùvaravarmmà [||*] tasya puttras=tat-pàd-ànuddhyàta
Upaguptà*] bhaòòàrikà
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The portion bearing rest of the legend has been lost but the legend can be
restored with the help of other seals of Avantivarman.