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Isdhoo Lōmāfānu 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 Evēla form of the Divehi akuru, during the reign of Sri Gaganāditya^[1]

Lōmāfānu (or loamaafaanu) are Maldivian waqf grants in the form of copper plates on which inscriptions have been etched. Many ancient Maldivian historical texts are found only in lōmāfānu 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.

According to the Isdū Lōmāfānu and Gamu loamaafaanu, monks from monasteries of the southern atoll of 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.

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 – via JSTOR.

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.

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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 – via JSTOR.

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-'''Lōmāfānu''' (or '''loamaafaanu''') are [[Maldives|Maldivian]] texts in the form of copper plates on which inscriptions have been added. Many [[History of the Maldives|new 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]].
+'''Lōmāfānu''' (or '''loamaafaanu''') are [[Maldives|Maldivian]] [[Waqf|waqf grants]] in the form of copper plates on which inscriptions have been [[Copper-plate engraving|etched]]. 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]].
-According to the Isdū Lōmāfānu and Gamu loamaafaanu, monks from monasteries of the southern atoll of 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 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]].
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