World Heritage Site: Ancient City of Sigiriya
Publication Year: 2020
Publication Type: Book chapter
Publication Identifier: WHE25495E48D7
Summary
A thousand poetic graffiti, etched by medieval visitors between the 8th and 10th centuries on Sigiriya's ancient rock face, offer a rare glimpse into cultural practices of the past. These inscriptions, studied and transcribed by epigraphist Senarat Paranavitana, provide invaluable insights into the site's history. However, his interpretation included imaginary interlinear readings from other surfaces, which he used to support his theories about Sigiriya's evolution.
Citation
Meyer, É. P. (2020). Graffiti de Sigiriya (Sri Lanka) (Les). Encyclopédie Des Historiographies : Afriques, Amériques, Asies, 681–685. https://doi.org/10.4000/books.pressesinalco.24943
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