Dhuluri
An 8th century inscription has been unearthed by the archaeologists in the Dhuluri village of teh. Purulia district of West Bengal. The inscription has been written in a beautifully and artistic Siddhamatrka script which is in four lines. Only one line which means ‘sriyuvaraja’ referring to a crown prince has been deciphered so far with the help of Professor Arlo Griffiths who is an indology expert. The inscription is the earliest in this region and once fully decoded will enumerate new insights about the ancient history of the region. Remains of an ancient stone temple and many stone sculptures from apparently the same historical period have also been found in the same place.
Siddhamatrka script has descended from Brahmi script via Gupta scripts and was used to write Sanskrit in early ages. It is a refined version of the scripts used during Gupta period.
