Image: Mahasthan Brahmi Inscription
Description: Mahasthan Brahmi Inscription The Mahasthan Brahmi Inscription is the oldest epigraphic record in the Bengal region. The text denotes an administrative order to store oil and rice for residents in Pundranagar. It is the oldest text on statecraft and governance in the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta. It has been described as one of the "crown jewels of Bengal".[1] This inscription was discovered on 30 November, 1931 at Mahasthangarh in Bogra district (now in Bangladesh). It is now housed at the Indian Museum in Kolkata. The inscription has six lines written in Mauryan period Brahmi. The text refers to a natural disaster like famine and superhuman acts.
English translation by D R Bhandarkar[2] To Gobadam (Goberdhana) of Samvamgiyas ……. (was granted) by order. The Mahamatras from the highly auspicious Pundranagara will cause it to be carried out. (And likewise) paddy to be granted to the Samvamgiyas. The outbreak (of distress) in the town during outburst of superhuman agency shall be tiled over. When there is an excess of plenty, this granary and treasury (may be replenished) with paddy and gandaka coins.
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