Indian Epigraphy c15.t1.11
Indian Epigraphy c15.t1.11
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c15.t1.11
The numbers of the years, etc., in the earliest historical records of India, e.g. the inscriptions of Aśoka, were written in words. In later times, the practice of writing them by numerical figures became gradually popular.¹ In many cases, they are expressed by both words and figures. In some inscriptions from Dwarahat in the Almora District, U. P., the months and *tithis* of the lunar months are given in numbers; e.g. *māsa* 10 (i.e. the tenth month of the year).¹