30. Midnapore plate.
J.A.S.B., Vol. XI, 1945 (R. C. Majumdar), No. 1, pp. 7-8; IO, II, III, 141-143 (SR).

A small part at the top and bottom of the plate is broken which caused missing of a little portion from the text.
Two copperplate grants were secured by Mr. B. R. Sen, I. C. S. in August, 1937 from some inhabitants of the district of Midnapur. The findspot of the plates is not known. Sri Manishinath Basu published a short account of the plates in a local Bengali Journal 'Madhavi' of Àøàäha, 1345 Sana. Subsequently the plates were removed to Calcutta when Dr. D.C. Sircar and R.C. Majumdar jointly published a short account on these records in the 'Pravàsi', a Bengali Journal in its Ùràvaía, 1350, issue.
The plate measures 8'' by 5 1/2". A circular seal is soldered to it and its diameter is 1 1/2". There is a legend on the seal which is read by Dr. Majumdar as "Tàvirakaraíasya".
Dr. Majumdar admits that he was not able to read the symbols given as date; but suggests to read it as Gupta year 309 or 319 (=629 or 639 A. D.) (SR)

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1 [sa]mvat 10 9 bhàdra di 10 9 [||] viøíîõ pîttràgra vikøåpa køaía-bhà[vita-sàdhvasàì | ùåø-à]-
2 ùåøa-ùirî madhya-madhyàsèta-mahàtanuì || kàmàràti ùirîbhraøòa [gaêg-augha-dhvasta]
3 kalmaøàì [| ùrè ùaùàêkå mahèì pàti catur-jaladhi måkhalàì ||[1] tasya pàda-na[kha-jyîtsnà]
4 vibhóøita ùirîmaíau [|] ùrè-sàmanta-mahàràja-sîmadattå guíàdhikå || sa + + +
5 gamîtsanna kàlåya dhvànta-saìhatau [] sahitàm utkaladåùåna daíäabhuktiì
6 satya-ùauryya-kðt-àstratva-rópa-vidy-àdayaõ pðthak [|] pàíäavåøu sthità[õ] santi ya[smi]
7 nn=åkattra tå guíàõ || amàtyî yasya guíavàn prakèrííadàsa iti ùrutaõ [|] sàdhu-kàri-
8 tayà=nityaì yaõ pójyaiõ pójyatå dvijaiõ || àgàminî nðpàn sarvvàn jãàpayitvà
9. praíamya ca [|] pràha tàvèrakaì sarvvaì karaíaì || bhómår=gîcarma-màtrà[yàõ]
10. dànå svargaõ phalaì smðtaì paràùara-sutasy-îccair=vvàcaì=ùðtvåti-bhàøitaì | tån-å[daìca]
11. samàmnàta[ì] manuùàstr-ànuvarttinà ùrè sàmantåna kðtinà sîmadattåna
12 dhèmatà [||] bhaòòåùvaràya=guíinå kàùyapày-àdhvaryyavå [||] mahàkumbhàrapadrakî |
13 dattaõ sarvvamaíäala-varjjita[õ] | tad-yî¸ttr-àsmat kulå jàtî mîhàd=anyakå ¸pi và [naraõ]
14 pàpaì prakurutå lîbhàn mahàpàtakavàn bhavåt | sukhànàmanva X X X
15 X X syàty-alpa dhèmataõ [|] dvija-dåvasya màhåtîõ=llîkàõ X X X sahità X