Kandahar — Ashokan Greek-Aramaic Bilingual Inscription Extension
Mauryan (260 BCE)·Mauryan Greek–Aramaic·🇦🇫 Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
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About Kandahar — Ashokan Greek-Aramaic Bilingual Inscription Extension
Kandahar — Ashokan Greek-Aramaic Bilingual Inscription Extension in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan is a Mauryan (260 BCE) rock_art attributed to Mauryan Greek–Aramaic. Boundary boulder with Greek–Aramaic Ashoka Shar-i Kuna bilingual near Chil Zena hill extension. Helmer Chil Zena Greek–Aramaic Ashoka 2 boulders at Kandahar 130 m hill.
Why it mattersKey Gandharan–Kushan monastery illustrating Buddhist expansion
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Gandhara art evolution
- 02Kushan imperial network
Theories
- 01Monastic economy
- 02Greco-Buddhist fusion
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 260 BCE Bilingual
- Period
- Mauryan (260 BCE)
- Culture
- Mauryan Greek–Aramaic
- Purpose
- Boundary boulder with Greek–Aramaic Ashoka Shar-i Kuna bilingual near Chil Zena hill extension
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 260 BCE Bilingual
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
31.6100° N · 65.7100° E · 1000 m · 4 mapped features
Kandahar — Ashokan Greek-Aramaic Bilingual Inscription Extension — Main Inscribed Boulder
boulderBoulder with edicts
31.6101° N · 65.7101° EKandahar — Ashokan Greek-Aramaic Bilingual Inscription Extension — Quarry Face
faceQuarry source face
31.6098° N · 65.7101° EKandahar — Ashokan Greek-Aramaic Bilingual Inscription Extension — Secondary Boulder
boulder2Second boulder
31.6104° N · 65.7098° EKandahar — Ashokan Greek-Aramaic Bilingual Inscription Extension — Storage Magazine
storageStorage
31.6096° N · 65.7099° E