Indian Epigraphy c11.t1.2

c11.t1.2

¹ The deeds of gift were often called *dāna-patra*, *tāmra-patra*. *śāsana-patra*, etc. The word *patra* in these compounds suggests that the records were written on *bhūrja-patra* (birch-bark sheets) or *tāla-patra* (palmyra leaves) and only some of them were later engraved on copper plates.