Type: Archaeological Site - Rock Art
Province: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District: Mansehra
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1st Century BCE- 1st Century CE
Description: An inscribed rock, containing two Kharoshthi inscriptions in the Agrore valley of Hazara District about a mile from the village of shahdaur. Both inscriptions are on a large boulder. The greatest length of the exposed surface of the rock is 5.1 m and its greatest width is 3.9 m. The rock tapers somewhat towards its southern end. An Inscription consists of five lines of script on the upper surface of the boulder, while the other inscription in two lines. According to Dr. konow, the first inscription is dated in the year 60 and in the reign of a ruler named Namijada, whose name is seemingly Iranian. The second inscription on the top of the rock appears to be a little later. Any date which may have existed is now uncertain but Dr. konow assigned these inscriptions to the period of Saka rule and connect them with the epigraph from Maira and the Mansehra inscription of the year 68.
Latitude: 34.432287056
Longitude: 72.985525167
Ownership: Federal Government
Legal Status: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992)
Title of Publication: Archaeological Sites and Historical Monuments Protected Under the Antiquities Act, 1975
Published In: Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad
Year of Publication: 1987
Bibliography/Reference: Khan, Ahmad Nabi
