Epigraphia Zeylanica

Epigraphia Zeylanica is an irregularly published series that deals with epigraphs and other records from ancient Ceylon.[1] Established in 1904, the series' contents range from individual articles and notes on inscriptions to single-author monographs. Over the last century, Epigraphia Zeylanica has functioned as a key source for the history of ancient Ceylon and its early epigraphic records.

## Contents

* 1 Publication history
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Publication history

Volumes 1 and 2 were edited by Don Martino de Zilva Wickremasinghe and were extensively reviewed in The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland by E. Müller.[2][3][4][5][6]

Volume 3, covering years 1928 to 1933, was published in 1933.[7] After Wickremasinghe's retirement as editor, the editing of this volume was passed to Senarath Paranavitana.[8]

Volume 4, covering years 1934 to 1941, was published in 1943. It was edited by Senarath Paranavitana and Humphry William Codrington.

Volume 5 was published in three parts, with part 1 appearing in 1955 under the editorship of Paranavitana,[9] part 2 in 1963 under the joint-editorship of Paranavitana with C. E. Godakumbura,[10] and part 3 in the 1965 under the same editors. An auxiliary part, consisting of a preface and index, was published in 1966, again under the same two editors.

Volume 6 was published in multiple parts under the editorship of Senarath Paranavitana, with part 1 appearing in 1973.

Volume 7 was published in 1984, edited by Saddhamangala Karunaratne.

Volume 8 was published in 2001 as the single author monograph The growth of Buddhist monastic institutions in Sri Lanka from Brāhmī inscriptions, by Mālinī Ḍayas.[11]

## See also

* Epigraphia Carnatica
* Epigraphia Indica

## References

1. ↑ Samaraweera, Vijaya (1987). "572: Epigraphica Zeylanica, being lithic and other inscriptions of Ceylon.". Sri Lanka. World bibliographical series. 20. Clio Press. p. 152. ISBN 9780903450331. "This periodical presents to the reader inscriptions - an invaluable source for the reconstruction of Sri Lanka's past - as they are discovered, transliterated, and translated by the staff of the Archaeological Survey. Thus far, five complete volumes have been published and the sixth volume's first number was issued in 1973."
2. ↑ Müller, E (January 1905). "Notices of Books: Archæological Survey of Ceylon: Epigraphia Zeylanica, Vol. i, Part 1 by Don Martino de Zilva Wickremasinghe". The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland: 183–186. ISSN 0035-869X.
3. ↑ Müller, E. (October 1907). "Archæological Survey of Ceylon. Epigraphia Zeylanica, Vol. i, Parts 2 and 3 by Don Martino de Zilva Wickremasinghe". The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland: 1096–1098.
4. ↑ Müller, E. (April 1909). "Epigraphia Zeylanica. Vol. I, Part IV by Martino de Zilva Wickremasinghe". The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland: 538–541.
5. ↑ Müller, E. (April 1912). "Epigraphia Zeylanica, Being Lithic and Other Inscriptions of Ceylon. Vol. I, Part V by Don Martino de Zilva Wickremasinghe". The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland: 514–517.
6. ↑ Müller, E. (January 1915). "Epigraphia Zeylanica, Vol. II, Pts. I, II by Don Martino de Zilva Wickremasinghe". The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland: 167–172.
7. ↑ Blagden, C. O. (July 1935). "Epigraphia Zeylanica, Being lithic and Other Inscriptions of Ceylon by S. Paranavitana". The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (3): 550–551.
8. ↑ Paranavitana (1933). ""Preface"". Epigraphia Zeylanica 3: iii..
9. ↑ Godakumbura, C. E. (October 1956). "Epigraphia Zeylanica. Vol. V, Part I by S. Paranavitana". The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (3/4): 237–241.
10. ↑ Reynolds, C. H. B. (1964). "Epigraphia Zeylanica, Being Lithic and Other Inscriptions of Ceylon. Vol. V, Pt. 2 by Ceylon. Archaeological Survey". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 27 (3): 635. doi:10.1017/s0041977x00118531.
11. ↑ Ḍayas, Mālinī (2001). The growth of Buddhist monastic institutions in Sri Lanka from Brāhmī inscriptions. Epigraphia Zeylanica. VIII. Colombo: Dept. of Archaeological Survey, Govt. of Sri Lanka. ISBN 9789559264040. http://openlibrary.org/works/OL3431806W/The_growth_of_Buddhist_monastic_institutions_in_Sri_Lanka_from_Brāhmī_inscriptions.

## External links

* Hathi Trust: Full text - Volume 1, 1904-1912
* Hathi Trust: Limited view/searchable - Volume 2, 1912-1927
* Hathi Trust: Limited view/searchable - Volume 6 Part 1, 1973
* Hathi Trust: Limited view/searchable - Volume 7, 1984

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