Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum
Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum ( CII ) is a series of inscriptions discovered and deciphered by archaeologists at the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The series was founded in 1877 by Alexander Cunningham .
Each of these volumes contains detailed descriptions and critical notes on inscriptions from a particular dynasty or period in Indian history . They were published by respected scientists from within the department and from outside. The first volume in the series with Ashokan inscriptions was published by Alexander Cunningham in 1877 and was published in a revised edition by Eugen Hultzsch in 1925. Seven volumes in this series have been published so far. They contain all inscription texts edited in a critical edition. Inscriptions by Asoka (see under Edicts of Ashoka ), Bharhut inscriptions, inscriptions of the early Gupta kings, inscriptions of the Vakatakas , inscriptions of the Kalachuris from Chedi, inscriptions of the Silaharas and inscriptions of the Chandellas and Paramaras were brought out. The volumes were prepared by eminent scholars such as Eugen Hultzsch, John Faithfull Fleet , Sten Konow , Heinrich Lüders , DR Bhandarkar , VV Mirashi , B. Ch. Chhabra , GS Gai and HV Trivedi .
Overview
- Volume I: Inscriptions of Asoka / reissued by E. Hultzsch. - 1925. - replaced: Inscriptions of Asoka / prepared by Alexander Cunningham. - Calcutta, 1877 ( digitized version ).
- Volume II, 1: Kharoshṭhī inscriptions, with the exception of those of Aśoka / edited by Sten Konow. - 1929.
- Volume II, 2: Bharhut inscriptions / published by H. Lüders; revised by E. Waldschmidt and MA Mehendale. - 1963.
- Volume III: Inscriptions of the early Gupta kings / edited by John Faithfull Fleet; revised by Devadatta Ramakrishna Bhandarkar; edited by Baha-and Chhabra & Govind Swamirao Gai. - 1981.
- Volume IV, 1,2: Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi era / edited by Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi. - 1955. - 2 volumes-
- Volume V: Inscriptions of the Vākāṭakas / edited by Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi. - 1963.
- Volume VI: Inscriptions of the Śilāhāras / edited by Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi. - 1977.
- Volume VII, 1,2,3: Inscriptions of the Paramāras, Chandēllas, Kachchapaghātas, and two minor dynasties / edited by Harihar Vitthal Trivedi. - 1978-1991. - 3 vols.
See also
- Epigraphia Indica (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Publications - Epigraphical Publications: III. Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum. (No longer available online.) Archaeological Survey of India, archived from the original on December 7, 2017 ; accessed on May 29, 2018 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
