Bolana Pillar Inscription of King Kassapa V Bolana Pillar Inscription of King Kassapa V (Sinhala: පස්වන කාශ්යප රජුගේ බෝලාන ටැම් ලිපිය) is a pillar inscription found from Bolana village, Hambantota District, Sri Lanka. Discovery
The inscription was discovered in 1934, in Bolana, a village situated near to Ambalantota in Hambantota District (Ranawella, 2005). It was damaged at the time of discovery and a small part with a few lines of writing at the bottom is missing today (Ranawella, 2005). The inscription is presently on the display at the stone gallery of the Colombo National Museum . Inscription
The writing has been engraved on the two sides of a stone pillar slab which is 4 ft 8 in height (Ranawella, 2005). The obverse side of the slab contains 15 lines of writing and a carved figure of an auspicious jar. The reverse side contains 7 lines of writing and the figures of a monk's fan, a crow, and a dog. Content
The inscription reveals its inscribe date as the seventh regnal year of a king styled Abha Salamevan. According …
