Crocodile Charm Inscription (Baddegama)
A granite block of stone with a 15th-century crocodile charm and a talisman (Sinhala: බද්දේගම කිඹුල් මන්ත්රය සහිත ගල) has been discovered from the Gin Ganga River at Baddegama in Galle District, Sri Lanka. It is presently preserved on the premises of Hedidemalakanda Dutugemunu Viharaya in Ganegama village (de Silva, 2011; Rohanadeera, 2007). Discovery
The stone block was discovered from the Gin Ganga River at Baddegama and it was brought to the attention of the Department of Archaeology in the 1950s by a person named A. Vitanachchi (Rohanadeera, 2007). It was deciphered for the first time by Prof. Rohanadeera in 2007 (Rohanadeera, 2007). The charm and the talisman
The stone block is irregularly hexagonal in shape and approximately 18 inches in length, width, and height (de Silva, 2011; Rohanadeera, 2007). The inscription (the charm) has been engraved on five faces of the block and the remaining face possibly would have been reserved to be laid on the river bed (Rohanadeera, 2007)…
