Mirzapur stele inscription

Mirzapur stele inscription
Mirzapur stele inscription. Mathura Museum
MaterialRed sandstone
Period/cultureCirca 15 CE
Discovered27°27′24″N 77°41′29″E / 27.4568°N 77.6914°E / 27.4568; 77.6914
PlaceMirzapur, Mathura, India.
Present locationMathura Museum, GMM 79.29

The Mirzapur stele inscription, also called the Mirjāpur stele inscription, is a dedicatory inscription on a large stone slab discovered in the Mirzapur area of Mathura which mentions the erection of a water tank by Mulavasu and his consort Kausiki, during the reign of the Sodasa, the Indo-Scythian Northern Satrap ruler of Mathura, assuming the title of "Svami (Lord) Mahakshatrapa (Great Satrap)".[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference RCS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Quintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2007). History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL. pp. 259–260. ISBN 978-90-04-15537-4.
  3. ^ Epigraphia Indica. Manager of Publications. 1986.