Inscriptions
•dynastic history•social history •diachronic linguistic studies
Historical uses of Inscriptions
pottery and ceramics
temple walls
copper plate inscriptions
death memorials
estampage transcription
Annual Report on Indian Epigraphy (also known as ARE report)
publication
Collection, Notice and Publication of Inscritiptions by the Archaeological Survey
of India (ASI)
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making an estampage
an estampage
Published Inscription
Text
annual report on Indian epigraphy
Other Publications and Epigraphical Journals that do not use the ARE numbering
systemSouth Indian Temple InscriptionsAvanamTamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology
Major Archaeological Survey of India Publications
South Indian InscriptionsEpigraphia Indica
Digitization of Epigraphical Materials
Purpose:ResearchEducation
Potential Obstacles:lack of clarity in methodologylack of resources
1. Digitization of Epigraphical Publications
2. Creation of Expandable Digital Archive
Approach
• ARE Number or notational number• Publication, bibliographic entry• dynasty/king• date• location/findspot• language• description of physical appearance• brief description of contents• text o transcription into modern Tamil according to epigraphic
conventiono estampage/photograph o translation
Sample Data Entry Fields