A BILINGUAL GRAECO-ARAMAIC EDICT BY ASOKA (ASHOKA) ; The First Greek Inscription Discovered in Afghanistan

Published by Istituto Italiano Per Il Medio Ed Estremo Oriente, 1964

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Pages uncut. Very light browning to wraps.; The inscription came to light during digging work in April 1957, a few miles west of present-day Kandahar. The bilingual inscription is the most westerly proof of Buddhism yet found, and the most easterly of Greek inscriptions, and the first complete Aramaic inscription discovered in the area reaching to the Indus.; Serie Orientale Roma XXIX; 62 pages.

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Title
A BILINGUAL GRAECO-ARAMAIC EDICT BY ASOKA (ASHOKA) ; The First Greek Inscription Discovered in Afghanistan
Author
Asoka & G. Pugliese Carratelli & G. Garbini (Foreword by G. Tucci; Introduction by U. Scerrato)
Publisher
Istituto Italiano Per Il Medio Ed Estremo Oriente
Publication year
1964
Condition
Very Good+
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Binding
Softcover
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Archaeology, Classical Studies, Epigraphy & Papyrology, Greek Literature, Indology

Ancient World Books

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