Atakur inscription

The Atakur inscription (sometimes spelt Athakur, Athagur, Athkur, Atkur or Atukur) dated 949-950 C.E. is an inscribed memorial stone (hero stone) in classical Kannada composition.^[1]^[2]^[3] It was discovered at the Chelleshvara temple at Atakur village, about 23 km from Mandya, Karnataka, India. The "motion packed" sculptured hero stone describes two events in poetic Kannada; the battle between "Kali" the hound and a wild boar, and the victory of Rashtrakuta Emperor Krishna III over the Chola dynasty of Tanjore in the battle of Takkolam.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] According to historians I. K. Sarma and Singh, memorial stones for warriors are common in medieval India, but one erected in memory of an animal is considered unique.^[6]^[8]^[9]

^ Fleet in Hultzsch (1900), p.51
^ "Classical Kannada - Inscriptions". Centre for classical Kannada. Central Institute for Indian Languages. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
^ Datta (1988), p.1717
^ Sarma (1992), p.20
^ Sarma (1992), p.28
^ ^a ^b Sarma (1992), p.133
^ Adiga (2006), p.307
^ Sarma (1992), p.131
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[classic-1] Fleet in Hultzsch (1900), p.51

[inscriptions-2] "Classical Kannada - Inscriptions". Centre for classical Kannada. Central Institute for Indian Languages. Retrieved 23 March 2012.

[sahitya-3] Datta (1988), p.1717

[battle-4] Sarma (1992), p.20

[takkolam-5] Sarma (1992), p.28

[hound-6] Sarma (1992), p.133

[challa-7] Adiga (2006), p.307

[rare-8] Sarma (1992), p.131

[hunt-9] Cite error: The named reference hunt was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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