28. Soro plates.
EI,XXIII, No. 32. p 201-202 (N. G. Majumdar); IO, II, III, 116-119 (SR).

These copper plates, which are edited here for the first time, were unearthed at Badkhuri near Sоrо in the Balasore District of Orissa, and recently acquired by the Ravenshaw College Museum, Cuttack. Prof. N.C. Banerji of the College brought the plates to me for decipherment in March 1937, and as they had a thick incrustation of verdigris they were chemically treated in the Indian Museum, Archeological Section, I am obliged to the authorities of the Ravenshaw College Museum for the loan of thc plates, as also for the permission to edit them in this Journal.
These are four plates (A, B, C and D), representing four separate documents, each complete in itself. Their respective sizes are as follows:—A, 7 1/2" x 4"; B, 8" x 5 1/4"; C, 7 1/2" x 4 1/4" and D, 7 1/4" x 3 3/4". The plates are engraved on both sides, there being 19 lines of writing in A, 21 lines in B, 18 lines in C and 21 lines in D. Originally each plate had a seal attached to it at the left hand side, but the seals of plates A, B and C are missing. Plate D still retains the seal, but it is very much worn out and its details are completely obliterated. (NM)

TEXT.

Obverse.

1 Ом [|*] jaya-skandhаvаrаt-Tamparavaдama(?)-vаsakаc=chruta-vinaya-vibhу-
2 шaнaх praнayi-jana-yathештa-bhоgya-vibhavaх sarvva-dik-parisara-
3 pratiштhit-аnanta-puнya-kиrttir=аpann-аbhaya-mantra-dиkшitо nija-
4 bhuja-parаkram-аkrаnta-щattru-pakшaх prajа-pаlana-dakшiно Mudgala-
5 kul-аmva(mba)r-еndu-щrи-cуда-maniх paramadaivata-va(ba)ppa-pаd-аnuddhyаtо Mahа-
6 rаja-щrи-Щambhuyaщах kuщalи Uttara-Tоsalyам varttamаna-bhavi-
7 шyan-mahаsаmanta-mahаrаja-rаjaputtra-kumаrаmаty-оparika-
8 viшayapati-tadаyuktaka-dандavаsika-sthаnаntarikаn=anyа[м]-
9 щ=cha vallabha-jаtиyаn=Sarеpha-(ph-а)hаra-viшaya-mahаmahattara-
10 [kу]тakоlas-аdy-adhikaraнaм mаnayati viditam=astu vо yath=ai-

Reverse.

11 tad-viшaya-samva(mba)ddha-Sarеph-аsaкga-grаmе Ghaнтаkarннa-kшеttrе timpir-а-
12 штau sasya-sahitа vаstu-hasta-щata-dvaya-samеtах s-оparikarах
13 s-оddеща[х] sarvva-pида-varjjitа а-chandr-аrkka-samakаlaм mаtа-pittrо-
14 r=аtmanaщ=cha puнy-аbhivрddhayе Bhаradvаja-sagоttra-Kанvеya-
15 Bharaнasvаminе pratipаditаs=tad=еш=аsmad-dattiх pratipаla-
16 yitavy=еty=аjга svayaм | uktaг=cha dharmma-щаstrе [|*] Bahubhir=vvasudhа dattа
17 rаjabhi[х*] Sagar-аdibhi[х|*] yasya yasya yadа bhуmiх ta(mis=ta)sya tasya tadа
18 phalaм(m) |[|*1] likhittam(taм) mahаsаndhivigrahika-Nаrаyaнеna
19 tаpittaм(taм) mahattara-Vidе[щa]svаmin[а] | saмvva(va)t 200 60 Kаrtti di 30