Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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They record the names of pious personages wh perhaps bore part of the expense of the work . Such record as Amataya Wahabaha tani patagati , ' The place begun by th Minister Wasabha ' ; Naka lakhi kani pa agați , ' Nāga havin made a mark ...
They record the names of pious personages wh perhaps bore part of the expense of the work . Such record as Amataya Wahabaha tani patagati , ' The place begun by th Minister Wasabha ' ; Naka lakhi kani pa agați , ' Nāga havin made a mark ...
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1 The record is almost a copy of that which was left at Padawiya , in which the king gives himself the epithet Śrimat , prosperous , which therefore is to be applied to him and not to the town . It is merely placed first in order that ...
1 The record is almost a copy of that which was left at Padawiya , in which the king gives himself the epithet Śrimat , prosperous , which therefore is to be applied to him and not to the town . It is merely placed first in order that ...
Page 348
The first record of any irrigation work there is contained in an inscription left by Eannadu , King of Shirpurla in Southern Babylonia , who ruled in about 4000 B.C. , and who mentions his construction of several canals , one of them ...
The first record of any irrigation work there is contained in an inscription left by Eannadu , King of Shirpurla in Southern Babylonia , who ruled in about 4000 B.C. , and who mentions his construction of several canals , one of them ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Ancient Ceylon Volume 41 of Ceylon historical journal monograph series |
| Author | Henry Parker |
| Edition | 4, reprint |
| Publisher | Asian Educational Services, 1981 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 29 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 8120602080, 9788120602083 |
| Length | 695 pages |
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