Image title: Bronze seal of Nanadesin

English text:

Bronze seal of Nanadesin — This is a bronze seal of the South Indian merchant guild Nanadesin (1000-1300CE) [i.e., the Nanadesis] that was recovered from padaviya of North Central province of Sri Lanka.

Sinhala text (not proofread):

නානා දේසීන්ගේ මුද්‍රාව — උතුරු මැද පළාතට අයත් පදවියෙන් සොයා ගන්නා ලද මෙම ලෝකඩ මුද්‍රාව නානා දේසින් (ක්‍රි.ව 1000 - 1300) නමින් හඳුන්වන දකුණු ඉන්දීය ප්‍රභවයක් ඇති වෙළඳ සභාවකට අයත් වූවකි.

Transcription:

nānā dēsīngē mudrāva — uturu mæda paḷātaṭa ayat padaviyen soyā gannā lada mema lōkaḍa mudrāva nānā dēsin (kri.va 1000 - 1300) namin handunvana dakuṇu indīya prabhavayak æti veḷanda sabhāvakaṭa ayat vūvaki.

Transcription:

nana desinge mudrava — uturu mada palatata ayat padaviyen soya ganna lada mema lokada mudrava nana desin (kri.va 1000 - 1300) namin handunvana dakunu indiya prabhavayak ati velanda sabhavakata ayat vuvaki.

Automated translation (not verified):

Seal of Nana Desin — This bronze seal, found in the North Central province, belonged to a trading council of South Indian origin known as Nana Desin (1000 - 1300 AD).

Tamil text (not proofread):

நாநாதேஸின் முத்திரை — இலங்கையின் மத்திய மாகாணத்தில் உள்ள பதவிய எனும் இடத்தில் இருந்து மீட்கப்பட்ட இவ் வெண்கல முத்திரையானது தென் இந்தியாவைச் சேர்ந்த ''நாநாதேஸின்" (கி.மு.1000- 1300) என அழைக்கப்பட்ட வியாபாரிகள் கழகத்திற்குச் சொந்தமானதாகும்.

Transcription:

nānātēsiṉ muttirai — ilaṅkaiyiṉ mattiya mākāṇattil uḷḷa pataviya eṉum iṭattil iruntu mīṭkappaṭṭa iv veṇkala muttiraiyāṉatu teṉ intiyāvaic cērnta ''nānātēsiṉ" (ki.mu.1000- 1300) eṉa aḻaikkappaṭṭa viyāpārikaḷ kaḻakattiṟkuc contamāṉatākum.

Transcription:

nanathesin muthirai — ilangaiyin mathiya maganathil ulla pathaviya enum idathil irunthu midkappatta iv venkala muthiraiyanathu then inthiyavais serntha ''nanathesin" (ki.mu.1000- 1300) ena azhaikkappatta viyaparigal kazhagathirkus sonthamanathagum.

Automated translation (not verified):

Seal of Nanades — This bronze seal recovered from the site of Sandhya in the Central Province of Sri Lanka belongs to a merchant guild known as the "Nanathes" (1000-1300 BC) from South India.

Gallery information:

These photos were taken at the Maritime Museum in Galle (Sri Lanka) which include objects recovered from the 2nd century B.C. Godawaya shipwreck. The Maritime Museum is housed in Galle's historic Dutch warehouse (built in 1671) and opened its doors on May 9, 1992. The Maritime Archaeology Museum is serving as a centre of education for various groups of visitors and researchers of Southern region of Sri Lanka.