Badulla Pillar Inscription is presently kept at Senerat Paranavitana Public Library. The language of the inscription is Sinhala of the 10th century.
Badulla Pillar Inscription of Udaya IV Badulla Pillar Inscription , also known as Soraborawewa Pillar Inscription (Sinhala: බදුල්ල ටැම් ලිපිය, බදුලු ටැම් ලිපිය, සොරබොරවැව ටැම් ලිපිය), is a stone pillar engraved with an inscription discovered in Badulla in Sri Lanka. It is presently preserved at the premises of Senerat Paranavitana Public Library in Badulla town. This inscription is historically important as it reveals some information about the local administration, administration of justice and socio-economic condition of Sri Lanka during the late Anuradhapura Period . Discovery
A trivial description regarding this pillar inscription is found in an account given for Sorabora Wewa reservoir in 1857, by John Bailey, the then Assistant Government Agent for Badulla. He briefly mentioned the pillar, its size, and its inscribed faces (Paranavitana, 1933). According to his account, the pillar had been observed by him at a location situated near Sorabora Wewa (Ranawella, 2004).
After restoring the Sorabora Wewa by the government i…
