Funerary Monument: Inscription of IsvaradevaAbhira

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Place : Kutch Museum, Bhuj , Gujarat, India Material: Stone Object Type: Funerary Monument Saka year 254.2. An inscription of Abhira king Insvaradeva in Gupta Brahimi characters contributes to the history of the Abhiras and is the earliest record mentioning the Saka era by name. It was discovered at Daulalpur, District Kutch and is now preserved in the Kutch Museum, Bhuj. It is in Sanskrit and refers to the reign of a ruler whose name is not legible but also mentions Isvaradeva. a) ……nasyab) rajye vase 6 (gi)c) mha ditiya masadad) sa vaseratri (tra) rajye vae) susagotrayef) priti svamine vag) Sudotak sutayah) Abhiraya (Jai)i) yaka- pautrasya ba-j) rahadeva-putrasyak) (regaresvara) devasyal) ….Gotra hitayam) (Lashthi)uthapita(a) Scanned by: Ishita Jain Narrative by: Kutch Museum