Indian Epigraphy c11.t4.41

c11.t4.41

The seal engraved on these charters has the shape of a rosette or some other ornamental design, the space in the centre being occupied by a legend containing the name of the donor. Sometimes the seal is replaced by the word *sahī* which has been compared to the word *dṛṣṭa* found in early charters and taken to mean 'correct'.⁴ The word, however, also means 'a signature'⁵ and may really stand for the donor's signature on the original document. In certain late medieval copper plates of the Orissa region, the word śrī is found to stand for the donor's signature.¹