Siddham Epigraphic Archive – Texts in EpiDoc

These are archived versions of the EpiDoc (TEI XML) editions of epigraphic texts in the Siddham corpus. The editions of epigraphic texts in the Siddham database will be made openly available through the online database at https://siddham.network/. Work-in-progress versions of digital editions created prior to that date are archived here, and the publication versions will likewise be archived.

Version information:

20170730 – EpiDoc edition of the first 311 inscriptions, with dummy TEI headers for validation purposes only; metadata archived separately in the form of spreadsheets.

20170906 – EpiDoc edition of the first 215 inscriptions, with (most of) the metadata stored in the Siddham database integrated in the TEI headers.

20171118 – EpiDoc edition of the first 311 inscriptions, with (most of) the metadata stored in the Siddham database integrated in the TEI headers.

20190130 – near complete collection sans most of the Nepal records, with blank TEI headers (except for title and ID number).

20190221 – the complete collection of siddham editions prepared offline, last version prior to ingestion into the database. The TEI headers of these files are blank (except for title and ID number) and added for validation purposes only; metadata prepared offline are archived separately in the form of spreadsheets.

Table of contents (for version 20190221):

IN00001. Allahabad Praśasti of Samudragupta

IN00002. Eran Stone Inscription of Samudragupta

IN00003. Nalanda Grant of Samudragupta

IN00004. Gaya Grant of Samudragupta

IN00005. Vidisha Inscription of Rāmagupta on the Image of Candraprabha

IN00006. Vidisha Inscription of Rāmagupta on the Image of Puspadanta

IN00007. Vidisha Inscription of Rāmagupta on the Image of Padmaprabha

IN00008. Mathura Lakulīśa Pilaster Inscription

IN00009. Udayagiri Cave 6 Inscription of the Time of Candragupta II

IN00010. Gadhwa Donation 1 of the Time of Candragupta II

IN00011. Gadhwa Donation 2 of the Time of Candragupta II

IN00012. Sanchi Rail Inscription of the Time of Candragupta II

IN00013. Mathura Stone Inscription of Candragupta II

IN00014. Udayagiri Cave 8 Inscription of the Time of Candragupta II

IN00015. Mehrauli Iron Pillar Inscription of Candra

IN00016. Basarh Seal Legend of Dhruvasvāminī

IN00017. Mandsaur Stone Inscription of Naravarman

IN00018. Bihar Kotra Stone Inscription of Naravarman

IN00019. Bilsad Stone Pillar Inscription of the time of Kumāragupta I: primary (north column)

IN00020. Bilsad Stone Pillar Inscription of the time of Kumāragupta I: duplicate (south column)

IN00021. Gadhwa Donation 3 of the Time of Kumāragupta I, GE 98

IN00022. Mathura Jaina Image Inscription of the time of Kumāragupta I

IN00023. Dhanaidaha Charter of Kumāragupta I</p