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C. — (1) lada (2) tira (3) rama (4) talaua (5) eyi (6) n ni 

 (7) ka das (8) kata (9) ge no (10) bida ta (11) 

 rakni (12) isa (13) gamwae (14) siya (15) gerae 

 (16) saka mi (17) yan (18) rewe no (19) wadna 

 (20) isa. 



King Maha Siri Sangabo, in this dwelling at the Rambhara 

 caitya, has bestowed a grant : — The royai taxes on 

 the (?) tanks, pools, main channels, precious stones, 



occupied land are given. When this river, 



during heavy rains, is beating against the betel-garden 

 on the bank, the slaves who go away from it shall 

 protect the property, and not break into the houses on 

 the high ground. And enemies shall not seize the 

 villagers' cattle or cart buffaloes. 

 The king mentioned may perhaps be Kassapa V,, A.D. 937- 

 954 ; but as no other inscription by him has been found in this 

 district, and as he has not prefixed 44 Maha" in other inscriptions, 

 there is considerable doubt on this point. Some expressions, 

 which are not the same as those on other inscriptions, seem to 

 point to a different king from the others who call themselves 

 " Sangabo." Thus we have gerae for gon, v. midenawa for v. 

 denawa, rewe for waei iyan, saka for gael, aud sasna for paeraehaer. 

 I take rewe == rupu ; between them we perhaps have : — 

 (?) Naewanae pi. (for raewauae) at JEtawiragollaewa. 

 (?) Rawanae pi. at Mahakalattaewa. 



Ruwa pi. (for ruwanae) on a pillar at Padawiya, newly 

 discovered. 



VII. — Inscription on a large broken slab, near the wihara : — 

 (1) iS'ri Laihkawa manushyawasa kala Wijaya raja param- 

 parayen (2) Laihkawa himi S'ri Wira raja Nissaihka 

 Malla Kalinga Parakra (3) ma Bahu Cakkrawartti 

 swamin wahanse Lakdiwa e (4) k sat kotae perae raja 

 daruwan no bada aya genae (5) dug bita kala Lak- 

 diwae Runu rajayehi gam niyam ga (6) m waewu 

 aela awunu rajadhani prasiddha sthana wiha (7) ra 

 me taenae me liyeyi haeki nagara no haeki pa (S) 

 ridden nasa pu. wa e e tanhi e e rajadhani mahara 

 (9) adiwu dae karawa sat hawuruddakata aya hasrse 

 di (10) wel wahal sarak pamunu parapurun ma tana- 

 turu ran (11) ridi walan mutu maenik wastrabhara 

 nadi no ek was (i2) tu di hawurudu pata pas tula- 

 bharayak bsegin di Laihka (13) wa samuddha kotse 

 boho Tewaja liyawa di tun naka sa (14 ) maga iduraa 

 (? ni-durae) taba lo waeda sasun wasda kotae perse 



