Weligatta Gavuta Pillar Inscription of Nissankamalla

Weligatta Gavuta Pillar Inscription of Nissankamalla

The Weligatta Gavuta Pillar Inscription of King Nissankamalla (Sinhala: නිශ්ශංකමල්ල රජුගේ වැලිගත්ත ගාවුත ටැම් ලිපිය)  is presently on the display at the Inscription Gallery  of  Colombo National Museum ,  Sri Lanka.  The pillar The pillar was discovered from Weligatta village in Hambantota District (Ranawella, 2005). It was later brought to the present location for conservation. The inscription has been engraved on two sides of a quadrilateral pillar ( Ranawella, 2005) . The first side contains thirty-three lines of writing while the second side has thirty lines (Ranawella, 2005). Content This is one of the many Gavuta Type Pillar Inscriptions erected by King Nissankamalla (1187-1196 A.D.) along the ancient road that ran between Polonnaruwa and Mahanagahula in Ruhuna (Ranawella, 2005) . Inscriptions belonging to this type have been discovered from several localities such as Katugaha-galge, Badalkumbura, Medilla, Kanicchagala, Veheragodagala, Timbiriya, etc ( Ranawella, 2005 ). According to Sirimal R…