1837.] Facsimiles of Ancient Inscriptions. 869 



IV. — Facsimiles of ancient inscriptions, lithographed by James Prinsep, 

 Sec. As. Soc. $c. fyc. 



[Continued from page 78(5.] 



Copper-plates from Multaye, or Multai. 



Plate XLIV. exhibits in facsimile an inscription on three copper- 

 plates connected by a ring and seal in the usual manner. It was 

 discovered by Manaton Ommanney, Esq. of the Civil Service, under 

 circumstances which will be best described by an extract from his letter, 

 transmitting the originals whence the lithographs have been made : — 



44 Baitool, 9th Oct. 1837. 



" My long promised inscription has been delayed in the hope of 

 elucidating its contents : but all my endeavours have been without 

 success. 



*' The plates belong to Kamala Bhartri/ a gosdin, who is a pensioner 

 of government, and who enjoys a small parcel of rent-free land at 

 Multdye, as a religious grant for puja at the temples built on the tank 

 whence the Tcipti river is said to take its rise. On my investigating 

 the rent-free tenures two years ago the man brought them as his sanad 

 and begged me to use my influence in procuring the restoration of 

 his rent-free village of Khar Amla near Multaye, which had been 

 resumed at the commencement of our rule in these provinces by 

 Major McPherson. The plates he said were proof of right ; for no one 

 could read them, they were so old and authentic. Whatever other 

 proof he may possess it is clear that the present sanad altogether 

 disproves his pretensions. Observing in your journal for November 

 last an illustration of the copper-plate inscription sent by Mr. 

 McLeod from Seoni I recollected this and sent for it. 



" By means of a key you furnished, and by comparison with an 

 inscription communicated by Serjeant Dean in a former number of 

 your publication, I made out a part but could get no good pandit to 

 translate what I had deciphered. I made over the key and plate to 

 Dhundi Raja Shastri', our sadar dmin, who kindly finished the task 

 and gave me a translate in Bhdsha. 



"There are no such names as Datta Raja*, Govinda Raja, 

 Ma'swamika RAjAf, or Nanda Raja, in the catalogue of Garha Mandala 

 rajas. They may be descendants of Bakht Buland of Deogarh 

 Bdlaghdt, but it is not probable. It appears that they were Rahtores 



* I read this name Durgga Ra'ja. — Ed. 



t The sadar dmin reads Maswamika r&ja ; but it is probable that the text 

 should be understood as Srimat-Sw&mi/ca raja. — Ed. 

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