Jakkur 1000CE Kalnadu Inscription

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Jakkur is famous for some inscriptions in which this 1000 CE Kalnadu inscription is included.

From this inscription it can be known that Jakkur has a history of thousand years. As the stone is broken the full inscription is not available for reading the broken inscription seems to indicate Sanjayappa of this village sacrificed his life and his family was made some donation. Such grants were given so that the families of heroes who have fought for society or died to protect their village were financially supported. Such grants were called Kalnatu/Kalnadu. [1]

Discovery and Dating

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This is a Digital Image Obtained by 3D scanning of the Jakkur 10th century Kalnadu Inscription.wiki commons. The image has been produced by the Mythic Society Inscriptions 3D Digital Conservation team.

This inscription was discovered by researchers K. R. Narasimhan[2] and P. L. Udaya Kumar (23-Dec-2017).

This inscription belongs to about 10th century and is in Kannada language and kannada script.[3]

Characteristics of the inscription stone

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The stone on which this inscription is engraved is of granite, 75 cm height and 75 cm width, 15 cm thickness. The upper left corner of the stone is broken and only six lines of writing can be recognized.

Transliteration of the inscription in modern Kannada

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This is a Jakkur 10th century Kalnadu Kannada Inscription.wiki commons. The image has been taken by the Mythic Society Inscriptions 3D Digital Conservation team.
Modern Kannada IAST
1 . . . . . ಮ್ಮಕಲಿಗ ಸ . . . . . mmakaliga sa
2 . . . . . ಣ್ನನಾಡ ಜಕ್ಕಿಯೂ . . . . . ṇnanāḍa jakkiyū
3 . . .. . .. ಸಲಗುವ ಸಂಜಪಯ್ಯನುಂ . . .. . .. salaguva saṃjapayyanuṃ
4 . . . . . ಮೞಿದವಂ ಕವಿಲೆ ಬಾರ . . . . . maḻidavaṃ kavilĕ bāra
5 . . . . .ೞಿದ೦ ಇ ಕಲ್ನಾಡು ಗುದುರಾ . . . . .ḻida0 i kalnāḍu gudurā
6 . . . .. . . . ನೆನ್ದಕಮಾಲೆಗೊಟ್ಟ . . . .. . . . nĕndakamālĕgŏṭṭa
 
This is a Digital Image Obtained by 3D Scanning of The Jakkur 10th century Kalnadu Kannada Inscription.wiki commons The image has been produced by the Mythic Society Inscriptions 3D Digital Conservation team.

Summary of the inscription

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Kalnadu was given to Sanjapayya of Sunnadu (small country) Jakkur, He who destroyed it the inscription records the curse that Kavile was killed in Varanasi. As the statute is vague, it is not possible to know the full gist.

See also

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Reference

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  1. The Mythic Society (2021-12), ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಇತಿಹಾಸ ವೈಭವ ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 2021 ಸಂಚಿಕೆ 2 ಜಕ್ಕೂರು https://archive.org/details/bengaluruitihaasavaibhava-2021-vol2_jakkuru/page/46/mode/1up{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. The Mythic Society (2021-12), ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಇತಿಹಾಸ ವೈಭವ ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 2021 ಸಂಚಿಕೆ 2 ಜಕ್ಕೂರು.https://archive.org/details/bengaluruitihaasavaibhava-2021-vol2_jakkuru/page/46/mode/1up {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  1. ^ "Jakkura Sa. Sha. 10ne Shatamanada Kalnadu Shasana" [Jakkur 10th Century Kalnadu Inscription] (in Kannada). Bengaluru, India: The Mythic Society. pp. 46–49.
  2. ^ K R, Narasimhan. "Bengalurina haagu Nagavarada Aprakatitha Shasanagalu". p. 409.
  3. ^ The Mythic Society (2021-12), ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಇತಿಹಾಸ ವೈಭವ ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 2021 ಸಂಚಿಕೆ 2 ಜಕ್ಕೂರು. https://archive.org/details/bengaluruitihaasavaibhava-2021-vol2_jakkuru/page/46/mode/1up. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)