30. Midnapore plate.
J.A.S.B., Vol. XI, 1945 (R. C. Majumdar), No. 1, pp. 7-8; IO, II, III, 141-143 (SR).

A small part at the top and bottom of the plate is broken which caused missing of a little portion from the text.
Two copperplate grants were secured by Mr. B. R. Sen, I. C. S. in August, 1937 from some inhabitants of the district of Midnapur. The findspot of the plates is not known. Sri Manishinath Basu published a short account of the plates in a local Bengali Journal 'Madhavi' of Ашадha, 1345 Sana. Subsequently the plates were removed to Calcutta when Dr. D.C. Sircar and R.C. Majumdar jointly published a short account on these records in the 'Pravаsi', a Bengali Journal in its Щrаvaнa, 1350, issue.
The plate measures 8'' by 5 1/2". A circular seal is soldered to it and its diameter is 1 1/2". There is a legend on the seal which is read by Dr. Majumdar as "Tаvirakaraнasya".
Dr. Majumdar admits that he was not able to read the symbols given as date; but suggests to read it as Gupta year 309 or 319 (=629 or 639 A. D.) (SR)

Text.

1 [sa]mvat 10 9 bhаdra di 10 9 [||] viшнох pоttrаgra vikшеpa kшaнa-bhа[vita-sаdhvasам | щеш-а]-
2 щешa-щirо madhya-madhyаsиta-mahаtanuм || kаmаrаti щirоbhraштa [gaкg-augha-dhvasta]
3 kalmaшам [| щrи щaщакkе mahим pаti catur-jaladhi mеkhalам ||[1] tasya pаda-na[kha-jyоtsnа]
4 vibhушita щirоmaнau [|] щrи-sаmanta-mahаrаja-sоmadattе guнаdhikе || sa + + +
5 gamоtsanna kаlеya dhvаnta-saмhatau [] sahitаm utkaladещеna daндabhuktiм
6 satya-щauryya-kрt-аstratva-rуpa-vidy-аdayaх pрthak [|] pандavешu sthitа[х] santi ya[smi]
7 nn=еkattra tе guнах || amаtyо yasya guнavаn prakиrннadаsa iti щrutaх [|] sаdhu-kаri-
8 tayа=nityaм yaх pуjyaiх pуjyatе dvijaiх || аgаminо nрpаn sarvvаn jгаpayitvа
9. praнamya ca [|] prаha tаvиrakaм sarvvaм karaнaм || bhуmеr=gоcarma-mаtrа[yах]
10. dаnе svargaх phalaм smрtaм parащara-sutasy-оccair=vvаcaм=щрtvеti-bhашitaм | tеn-е[daмca]
11. samаmnаta[м] manuщаstr-аnuvarttinа щrи sаmantеna kрtinа sоmadattеna
12 dhиmatа [||] bhaттещvarаya=guнinе kащyapаy-аdhvaryyavе [||] mahаkumbhаrapadrakо |
13 dattaх sarvvamaндala-varjjita[х] | tad-yоёttr-аsmat kulе jаtо mоhаd=anyakе ёpi vа [naraх]
14 pаpaм prakurutе lоbhаn mahаpаtakavаn bhavеt | sukhаnаmanva X X X
15 X X syаty-alpa dhиmataх [|] dvija-dеvasya mаhеtох=llоkах X X X sahitа X