Devinuwara Slab Inscription of Vijayabahu VI
The Devinuwara slab inscription of King Vijayabahu VI (Sinhala: හයවන විජයබාහු රජුගේ දෙවිනුවර පුවරු ලිපිය) is presently on display at the Inscription Gallery of Colombo National Museum , Sri Lanka. The slab The slab is 4 ft. 6 inches tall, 2 ft. 1 inch wide and on average 7 inches thick ( Paranavitana, 1953; Ranawella, 2005) . It was discovered by Rhys Davids in 1870 among the ruins of an ancient shrine on the sea coast at Devinuwara which were washed away by the waves (Paranavitana, 1953). The slab was later brought to the present location for conservation. The inscription has been engraved on both sides of the slab. The first side contains the outline drawings of the sun and the crescent moon and 23 lines of writing while the second side has 4 lines (Ranawella, 2005) . The record ends abruptly at the fourth line of the second side ( Paranavitana, 1953; Ranawella, 2005) . Content The script and the language of the inscription are Sinhala of the 16th century A.D. (Ranawella, 2005). It is dated …
