Lōmāfānu

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Isdhoo Loamaafaanu is the oldest copper-plate book to have been discovered in the Maldives to date. The book was written in AD 1194 (590 AH) in the Eveela form of the Divehi akuru, during the reign of Sri Gaganaaditya. Loamaafaanu.jpg
Isdhoo Loamaafaanu is the oldest copper-plate book to have been discovered in the Maldives to date. The book was written in AD 1194 (590 AH) in the Eveela form of the Divehi akuru, during the reign of Sri Gaganaaditya.

Loamaafaanu are Maldivian waqf grants in the form of copper plates on which inscriptions have been engraved. Many ancient Maldivian historical texts are found only in loamaafaanu form, with the oldest of the plates dating from the twelfth century AD. The Divehi script used on the plates was named "Eveyla Akuru" by H. C. P. Bell, who claimed that it resembled medieval Sinhala script. [2]

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According to the Isdhoo Loamaafaanu and Gamu Loamaafaanu, monks from monasteries of the southern atoll of Haddhunmathi were brought to Malé and beheaded. Beside lōmāfānu plates found in Haddhunmathi Atoll, one of the most important Maldivian copper plates is the Bodugalu Miskiy Loamaafanu found in Malé.

List of Loamaafaanu

Laamu Atoll

Dhaalu Atoll

Kaafu Atoll

List of islands mentioned in the Loamaafaanu

Below is a table of islands that have been mentioned in the Loamaafaanu

Island Name in the LōmāfānuIsland NameGeographic AtollAtoll CodeInhabited?Mentioned In
Maaranduvi Maarandhoo Thiladunmmathi Uthuruburi Haa Alif YesIsdhoo Loamaafaanu
Nelhivarami Nolhivaram Thiladunmmathi Dhekunuburi Haa Dhaalu YesIsdhoo Loamaafaanu
Komandu Komandoo Miladhunmadulu Uthuruburi Shaviyani YesIsdhoo Loamaafaanu
-Neyo Miladhunmadulu Uthuruburi Shaviyani NoKudahuvadhoo Loamaafaanu
IhavanduviUnknown IslandMiladhunmadulu??Isdhoo Loamaafaanu
PutivelavaruFushivelavaru Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi Noonu NoIsdhoo Loamaafaanu
Vanduvi Landhoo Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi Noonu YesIsdhoo Loamaafaanu
KeduvivaruKedhivaru Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi Noonu NoIsdhoo Loamaafaanu
Kedikelhu Kendhikulhudhoo Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi Noonu YesIsdhoo Loamaafaanu
Manaduvi Manadhoo Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi Noonu YesIsdhoo Loamaafaanu
VaothiVavathi Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi Noonu NoIsdhoo Loamaafaanu
Maakurathu Maakurathu Maalhosmadulu Uthuruburi Raa YesIsdhoo Loamaafaanu
Kunaameeduu Meedhoo Maalhosmadulu Uthuruburi Raa YesIsdhoo Loamaafaanu
Dakanduvi Dhakendhoo Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi Baa NoIsdhoo Loamaafaanu
Kisaaduu Kihaadhoo Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi Baa YesIsdhoo Loamaafaanu
Goiduvi Goidhoo Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi Baa YesIsdhoo Loamaafaanu

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References

  1. ↑ Gippert, Jost (2003). "A Glimpse Into the Buddhist Past of the Maldives I. An Early Prakrit Inscription". Vienna Journal of South Asian Studies: 82.
  2. ↑ Disanayake, J.B., and G.W. Wijayawardhana. “Some Observations on the Maldivian Loamaafaanu Coper Plates if the Twelfth Century.” Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Sri Lanka Branch 31 (1986): 62–71, JSTOR   23731037

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