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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^[1]

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]

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

Isdhoo Loamaafaanu (1194 CE)
Gamu Loamaafaanu (1194/1195 CE)
Dhanbidhoo Loamaafaanu (1196/1197 CE)

Dhaalu Atoll

Kudahuvadhoo Loamaafaanu (1237/1238 CE)

Kaafu Atoll

Bodugalu Miskiyy Loamaafaanu (1356)

List of islands mentioned in the Loamaafaanu

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


Island Name in the Lōmāfānu	Island Name	Geographic Atoll	Atoll Code	Inhabited?	Mentioned In
Maaranduvi	Maarandhoo	Thiladunmmathi Uthuruburi	Haa Alif	Yes	Isdhoo Loamaafaanu
Nelhivarami	Nolhivaram	Thiladunmmathi Dhekunuburi	Haa Dhaalu	Yes	Isdhoo Loamaafaanu
Komandu	Komandoo	Miladhunmadulu Uthuruburi	Shaviyani	Yes	Isdhoo Loamaafaanu
-	Neyo	Miladhunmadulu Uthuruburi	Shaviyani	No	Kudahuvadhoo Loamaafaanu
Ihavanduvi	Unknown Island	Miladhunmadulu	?	?	Isdhoo Loamaafaanu
Putivelavaru	Fushivelavaru	Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi	Noonu	No	Isdhoo Loamaafaanu
Vanduvi	Landhoo	Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi	Noonu	Yes	Isdhoo Loamaafaanu
Keduvivaru	Kedhivaru	Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi	Noonu	No	Isdhoo Loamaafaanu
Kedikelhu	Kendhikulhudhoo	Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi	Noonu	Yes	Isdhoo Loamaafaanu
Manaduvi	Manadhoo	Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi	Noonu	Yes	Isdhoo Loamaafaanu
Vaothi	Vavathi	Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi	Noonu	No	Isdhoo Loamaafaanu
Maakurathu	Maakurathu	Maalhosmadulu Uthuruburi	Raa	Yes	Isdhoo Loamaafaanu
Kunaameeduu	Meedhoo	Maalhosmadulu Uthuruburi	Raa	Yes	Isdhoo Loamaafaanu
Dakanduvi	Dhakendhoo	Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi	Baa	No	Isdhoo Loamaafaanu
Kisaaduu	Kihaadhoo	Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi	Baa	Yes	Isdhoo Loamaafaanu
Goiduvi	Goidhoo	Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi	Baa	Yes	Isdhoo Loamaafaanu

References

^ Gippert, Jost (2003). "A Glimpse Into the Buddhist Past of the Maldives I. An Early Prakrit Inscription". Vienna Journal of South Asian Studies: 82.
^ 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

Sources

Ali Najeeb, Dambidū Lōmāfānu. Council for Linguistic and Historical Research. Malé 2001.
HCP Bell, The Maldive islands. Monograph on the History, Archaeology and Epigraphy. Reprint 1940 edn. Malé 1986.
Bodufenvahuge Sidi. Divehi Akuru; Evvana Bai. Malé 1958.
H.A. Maniku & G.D. Wijayawardhana, Isdhoo Loamaafaanu, Colombo 1986.
Romero-Frias, Xavier. The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999.
https://dhivehiacademy.edu.mv/18299. Kudahuvadhoo Loamafaanu Translation, Dhivehi Academy

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[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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-[[File:Loamaafaanu.jpg|thumb|right|[[Isdhoo (Laamu Atoll)|Isdhoo]] Lōmāfānu is the oldest copper-plate book to have been discovered in the Maldives to date. The book was written in AD&nbsp;1194 (590&nbsp;AH) in the Evēla form of the [[Dhivehi Writing Systems|Divehi akuru]], during the reign of Sri Gaganāditya<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gippert |first=Jost |date=2003 |title=A Glimpse Into the Buddhist Past of the Maldives I. An Early Prakrit Inscription |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24007966?read-now=1&seq=2#page_scan_tab_contents |journal=Vienna Journal of South Asian Studies |pages=82 |via=JSTOR}}</ref>
+[[File:Loamaafaanu.jpg|thumb|right|[[Isdhoo (Laamu Atoll)|Isdhoo]] Loamaafaanu is the oldest copper-plate book to have been discovered in the Maldives to date. The book was written in AD&nbsp;1194 (590&nbsp;AH) in the Eveela form of the [[Dhivehi Writing Systems|Divehi akuru]], during the reign of Sri Gaganaaditya<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gippert |first=Jost |date=2003 |title=A Glimpse Into the Buddhist Past of the Maldives I. An Early Prakrit Inscription |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24007966?read-now=1&seq=2#page_scan_tab_contents |journal=Vienna Journal of South Asian Studies |page=82 }}</ref>
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-'''Lōmāfānu''' (or '''loamaafaanu''') are [[Maldives|Maldivian]] [[Waqf|waqf grants]] in the form of copper plates on which inscriptions have been engraved. Many [[History of the Maldives|ancient Maldivian]] historical texts are found only in lōmāfānu form, with the oldest of the plates dating from the twelfth century AD. The [[Dhivehi writing systems|Divehi]] script used on the plates was named "[[Eveyla Akuru]]" by [[H. C. P. Bell]], who claimed that it resembled medieval [[Sinhala script]].<ref>[https://www.jstor.org/stable/23731037?seq=4 Disanayake, J. B., and G. W. Wijayawardhana. “SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE MALDIVIAN LOAMAAFAANU COPPER PLATES OF THE TWELFTH CENTURY.” Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Sri Lanka Branch 31 (1986): 62–71]</ref>
+'''Loamaafaanu''' are [[Maldives|Maldivian]] [[Waqf|waqf grants]] in the form of copper plates on which inscriptions have been engraved. Many [[History of the Maldives|ancient Maldivian]] historical texts are found only in loamaafaanu form, with the oldest of the plates dating from the twelfth century AD. The [[Dhivehi writing systems|Divehi]] script used on the plates was named "[[Eveyla Akuru]]" by [[Harry Charles Purvis Bell|H. C. P. Bell]], who claimed that it resembled medieval [[Sinhala script]].<ref>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}}</ref>
-According to the Isdū Lōmāfānu and Gamu loamaafaanu, monks from monasteries of the southern atoll of [[Haddhunmathi Atoll|Haddhunmathi]] were brought to Malé and beheaded. Besides the lōmāfānu plates found in Haddhunmathi Atoll, one of the most important Maldivian copper plates is the '''Bodugalu Miskiy Lōmāfānu''' found in [[Malé]].
+According to the Isdhoo Loamaafaanu and Gamu Loamaafaanu, monks from monasteries of the southern atoll of [[Haddhunmathi Atoll|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 Lōmāfānu ==
+== List of Loamaafaanu ==
 === Laamu Atoll ===
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 === Dhaalu Atoll ===
 * Kudahuvadhoo Loamaafaanu (1237/1238 CE)
 === Kaafu Atoll ===
 * Bodugalu Miskiyy Loamaafaanu (1356)
-== List of Islands Mentioned in the Lōmāfānu ==
+== List of islands mentioned in the Loamaafaanu ==
 Below is a table of islands that have been mentioned in the Loamaafaanu
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 |Isdhoo Loamaafaanu
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 |Isdhoo Loamaafaanu
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+[[Category:Texts in Maldivian language]]
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