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M. M. Cliakravarti— Two copper-plate 
[No. 2, 
Two copper-plate inscriptions of the King Nrsimha-deva IV of Orissa. -By 
Babu Man Mohan Chakravarti, M. A., B. L., Deputy Magistrate. 1 
[Read February 1891.] 
These two inscriptions have been found by me in Puri. One, I 
call, A, the other B. A was found in the Math Tirmali, a Math oppo¬ 
site the northern gate of the Temple of Jagannath. B was found in 
the Math fagkarananda, about half a mile to the south of the Jagannath 
temple and close to the old palace of the Puri Rajas. The present 
mahants of these Maths are unable to explain how these plates came 
to their possession. On enquiry I find that the Maths hold land near 
the villages granted in these inscriptions, and I presume the plates 
passed to their hands on the transfer of these lands. 
The mediaeval history of Orissa is dark. The Madala Panji 
or the chronicle of the Jagannath Temple is almost the only source ; 
but unless corroborated, its statements cannot be fully relied upon. 
The inscriptions now edited furnish valuable informations in the 
shape of the names of the kings, their years of reign, and their relation¬ 
ships. They refer to the kings of the second dynasty known as Ganga- 
vamsa. 
A consists of seven copper-plates, nearly uniform in size {V — 
If" x 10" X T V0- B consisted of seven plates, but the 5th plate is 
missing (1'—If" x lP'Xf") All the thirteen plates have holes in the 
middle of the left side, through which a metal ring must have passed 
to keep the series together like a book. The rings are not forthcoming. 
The A plates are in a better state of preservation than B, the last 
plate of which is seriously damaged in three places. 
With the exception of the first and last plates, the other plates 
of A and B are covered with writing on both sides, and contain 24 
lines on each side. These lines occupy in A V —x 9", thus leaving a 
margin of If" by 1". Near the holes the lines are smaller—eight 
lines with 10" x3". The B plates being larger, the lines are longer. 
I [See note 1 on p. 123. Ed.] 
