242 Inscription in the old character on the [March, 



Fourteenth Tablet. 



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First Tablet. 

 Iyam dhammalipi devanampiyena Piyadasina rana lekhapita. 



(10 letters) ghi savata. . devdnampiya. . Piya 



Itlha na kanchi jivam arabhita puja hitaya nacha samaja katavye : 



nam dlabhitu paje pa 



bahu rep idasam samajamhi padati. Devanampiya Piyadasi raja 



asti pitu, ekacha samaja sadhumata. Devanampiyasa Piyadasino 



bha paldpa sadhumata. Devanampiyasa Piyadasine 



rafio pura mahanase thu he devanampiyasa Piydasino rano anudiva- 



sam bahuni papa satasahasani arabhisu supathaya : sa aja yada 



pdna sata: dlabhiyisu supathaya da 



ayam dhammalipi Hkhitati, eva pana arabhicusupathaya dwamara 



.... dhammalipi Hkhitati labhiyi. . .'. , 



ekomato : sopi ramagana dhuva eicapati pana pachha na arabhisande. 

 sini pdndni pachha na dlabhiyisantu 



Second Tablet. 

 [This has been already published in the Feb. number.] 



Third Tablet. 

 Devanampiya Piyadasi raja evam aha. Dwadasa vasabhisitenamaya 

 Devdnampiya Piyadasi laja hevam dhd. Dmvddasa vasdbhisitena me 

 idam anapitam. Savata vijite mama yote cha rajuke cha padesake cha 



iyam dnapitd te sd me yuge . . lajake. . «. . . 



panchasu panchasu vasesu anusayinam siyatu : etayeva atha- 



panchasu panchasu vasesu anusayanam nikhamavu : athd annayepi kam- 



