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Jakkur 10th Century Prashasti Inscription

The Jakkur Prashasti Inscription is an ancient and significant epigraphic record found in the village of Jakkur.

Discovery of the Inscription

This inscription was discovered by KR Narasimhan^[1] and Dhanapal Manchenahalli. Then the stone was found buried in the soil. Later with the cooperation of locals Srikanthappa, Ravigowda, Nagarajappa, Srinivas to nearby KV Bhairegowda Kalamandir.(13°04'44.1'N 77°36'26.1°E)

Period of the Inscription

There is no reference to time of this Inscription however, on paleographic grounds the inscription has been dated to the 10th century.

Transliteration of the Inscription in Modern Kannada and IAST

The inscription is of 5 lines, and the transliterated text of the inscription in Kannada and IAST is as follows^[2]


	IAST	Modern Kannada
1	. . ma . da gāl̤gaṃgavāḍi tŏṃbhattaṟusāyi	ಮ ದ ಗಾಳಂಗವಾಡಿ ತೊಂಭತ್ತುಸಾಯಿ
2	ramaneka chatracchāyĕyŏl̤arasugĕyyu	ರಮನೇಕ ಛತ್ರಚ್ಛಾಯೆಯೊಳರಸುಗೆಯ್ಯು
3	ttirĕ svasti samasta prasasti sahita śrīmat	ತಿರೆ ಸ್ವಸ್ತಿ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಪ್ರಸಸ್ತಿ ಸಹಿತ ಶ್ರೀ ಮತ್
4	navalakkadahal̤ādhipatiyappa ballava	ನವಲಕ್ಕದಹಳಾಧಿಪತಿಯಪ್ಪ ಬಲ್ಲವ
5	tirāyaṃ gŏbĕṭṭada birudasĕdevana kāl̤ĕga	ತಿರಾಯಂ ಗೊಬೆಟ್ಟದ ಬಿರುದಸೆದೇವನ ಕಾಳೆಗ

Characteristics of the Inscription

This inscription is engraved on a granite stone, The stone is 72cm tall 108cm wide and 15 thick. The front side of the stone has been dressed and prepared for inscribing while the back side is not prepared in anyway. The irregular edges of the stone indicate the stone has been broken.

The inscription is in 10th century Kannada script and language.

Summary of the Inscription

The inscription mentions a conflict between Ballavathirayanna, the ruler of Navalakka, and Birudasedeva of Gobetta. And at that time Jakkuru village belonged to Gangavadi ninety six thousand country.

^ K R, Narasimhan. "Aprakatitha Atmarpane Shilpagalu matthu Hosa Shodha (Kannada Language)" [Unpublished Self-Sacrifice Sculptures and Other New Finds] (in Kannada).
^ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಇತಿಹಾಸ ವೈಭವ ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 2021 ಸಂಚಿಕೆ 2 ಜಕ್ಕೂರು (in Kannada). Bengaluru, India: The Mythic Society. 2021-12. pp. 42–45. ISBN 978-81-954980-8-6. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[1] K R, Narasimhan. "Aprakatitha Atmarpane Shilpagalu matthu Hosa Shodha (Kannada Language)" [Unpublished Self-Sacrifice Sculptures and Other New Finds] (in Kannada).

[2] ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಇತಿಹಾಸ ವೈಭವ ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 2021 ಸಂಚಿಕೆ 2 ಜಕ್ಕೂರು (in Kannada). Bengaluru, India: The Mythic Society. 2021-12. pp. 42–45. ISBN 978-81-954980-8-6. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)

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