Avungalla Slab Inscription (12th c. A.D.) records land gifted to Mahendra Lanka Pirivena; three versions found, now preserved in Colombo Museum.
Avungalla Slab Inscription A vungalla Slab Inscription (Sinhala: අවුන්ගල්ල පුවරු ලිපිය) is a Sinhala stone inscription discovered from the Avungalla area in Kegalle District, Sri Lanka. It is presently preserved in the Inscription Gallery of Colombo National Museum . Discovery of Three Inscriptions Three inscriptions identical in content were discovered in Avungalla village in Mavata Pattuwa of the Paranakuru Korale, Kegalle District (Bell, 1904; Ranawella, 2005). However, the size of the letters, their number in each line, and the position of the carved sun and moon are different in each of the inscriptions (Bell, 1904). Inscription No. 1 This is the inscription now preserved in the Colombo Museum. It has been inscribed on one side of a stone slab of about 2 feet 2 inches tall and 2 feet 5.5 inches wide (Bell, 1904). It was found at the foot of a Bulu-tree in a chena located half a mile from the Kavudugama Raja Maha Viharaya (Bell, 1904). The figures of the sun and moon are at the right of the text. Inscription No. 2 …
