[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Archaeology, epigraphy and coins](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy) › [Indian Epigraphy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.sircar-1965) › c8.2 # Indian Epigraphy c8.2 Indian Epigraphy c8.2 - **Language:** English ### [c8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.sircar-1965.c8.2) The earliest records in a foreign language discovered in India are those written in Aramaic and belonging to about the 3rd century B.C. They are found in the north-western region, now in West Pakistan. The coins of the Indo-Greeks and other foreign rulers of Noth-Western Bhāratavarṣa bear legends in the Greek language. A bilingual Greek and Aramaic inscription of the Maurya king Aśoka (c. 272-232 B.C.) has recently been discovered in Afghanistan which formed in ancient times a part of the Uttarāpatha division of Bhāratavarṣa. Coins issued by the rulers of foreign countries with legends in their own languages, e.g. those of the Roman emperors, have also been discovered in India. Most of the medieval Indian records of the Muslim rulers are written in Arabic and Persian. Among medieval and modern inscriptions, there are some written in Tibetan, Burmese and many other languages including those of Europe. The language of the legends on the prehistoric seals from Mohenjodaro and other places has not been determined.¹ - [Previous: c7.s5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.sircar-1965.c7.s5.6) - [Next: c8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.sircar-1965.c8.3) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.sircar-1965.c8) ## Linked texts (1) - [Mohenjo-daro](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.mohenjo-daro) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.sircar-1965.c8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.sircar-1965.c8.2) · Pramāṇa