41, Two Inscribed Guns from Assam. 
By RAKHALA Disa BANDYOPADHYAYA. 
Pencil rubbings of two inscriptions on a couple of guns were 
sent to me for decipherment by Mr. A. Simson, of 32, Brompton 
Square, London. In the absence of Dr. Bloch the rubbings 
were handed over to me. Subsequently, I applied through 
Dr. N. Annandale for fresh rubbings and photographs if possible. 
I have recently received a couple of fresh rubbings and a nice 
photograph through Mr. R. P. Ashton, of Calcutta. 
According to Mr. Simson the guns were found in the 
(1) a Persian inscription consisting of two lines ; and 
(2) a Sanskrit inscription also of two lines in Bengali 
characters. 
The Persian inscription, unfortunately, is in a very bad 
state of preservation. Only the followimg portion can still be 
made out 
(1) yolks pis sla Jole .aladosly 
(2) 11 titale Gree pee 
‘* The just king Shah ‘Alam Bahadur .........- year 
1124.’ 
The year corresponds to 1716 A.D. Shah ‘Alam I Bahadur 
was the eldest son of Aurangzeb and came to the throne in 1707, 
and died in 1712. 
The second inscription has been deeply incised and runs as 
follows :-— 
(1) Sti-Sti-Surgga-! Narfyana-deva SaumareSvara Gada- 
dhara Simhena Ja” ; 
(2) -vanam jitva Guvakahatyim=idam=astram 
praptam Sake 1604. 
1 Read Svargga. 2 Read ya. 
