Salomon, Richard and Revire, Nicolas (2023) A Unique Śaṅkhalipi (Shell-script) Inscription from Si Thep, Thailand. ACTA ORIENTALIA ACADEMIAE SCIENTIARUM HUNGARICAE, 76 (3). pp. 355-371. ISSN 0001-6446
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Abstract
Inscriptions in the highly calligraphic and still undeciphered sankhalipi or 'shell script' have been found by the hundreds in most parts of India except the far south, typically in conjunction with sites and monuments dating from around the Gupta period and succeeding centuries. To date, four specimens have also been discovered in the Indonesian archipelago, in West Java and West Kalimantan (Borneo). Another specimen of sankhalipi inscription, engraved on a pillar and exceptionally ornate, was recently discovered in Thailand at the site of Si Thep, a moated early settlement in Phetchabun Province. The article reviews the historical and cultural contexts of shell-script inscriptions in India and discusses the significance of this remarkable first specimen found in mainland Southeast Asia.
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| Additional Information: | Funding Agency and Grant Number: European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union [809994]; European Research Council (ERC) [809994] Funding Source: European Research Council (ERC) Funding text: The authors would like to thank the following individuals and institutions: the Thai Fine Arts Department and particularly the staff of the Si Thep Historical Park in Thailand for their hospitality and kindness in sharing a partial rubbing [Figure 9] and data used in this article; Christophe Pottier for sharing a photograph of the Kausambi pillar [Figure 2]; Emmanuel Francis and Arlo Griffiths for their assistance and comments on epigraphic issues; and Naphatsnan Revire for her invaluable assistance with the photo retouching. The research for this article and its publication in open access have been facilitated by the DHARMA project: ' The Domestication of "Hindu" Asceticism and the Religious Making of South and Southeast Asia', funded by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement no. 809994); see: https://dharma.hypotheses.org/. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | history; archaeology of Thailand; indology; sankhalipi; shell-script inscriptions; Si Thep; |
| Subjects: | D History General and Old World / történelem > D0 History (General) / történelem általában P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > PI Oriental languages and literatures / keleti nyelvek és irodalmak |
| SWORD Depositor: | MTMT SWORD |
| Depositing User: | MTMT SWORD |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Apr 2024 07:28 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Apr 2024 07:28 |
| URI: | https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/191922 |
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