Hathibada Ghosundi inscriptions

The Hathibada Ghosundi Inscriptions, sometimes referred simply as the Ghosundi Inscription or the Hathibada Inscription, is the oldest Sanskrit inscriptions in the Brahmi script, and dated to the 3rd century BCE. The Hathibada inscription were found near Nagari village, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, India, while the Ghosundi inscription was found in the village of Ghosundi, about 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Chittorgarh.

Hathibada Ghosundi Inscriptions
Fragment C of the Hathibada Ghosundi Inscriptions, in Sanskrit. 3rd century BCE.
MaterialStone
WritingSanskrit
Created3rd Century BCE
Discovered24.967°N 74.683°E / 24.967; 74.683
PlaceNagari (Chittorgarh), Rajasthan
Present locationGovernment Museum, Udaipur
Nagari
Nagari (India)
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