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Early Telugu inscriptions of 8th century found at Bapanapalli in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh January 14, 2024 09:06 am | Updated 09:06 am IST - GUNTUR One of it mentions donation of a piece of wet land and a house by Dandiyama to God Sri Umaravaiyidisvara, says ASI official The Telugu inscription engraved on a stone slab located in the agricultural fields of Bapanapalli in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The transcription of the engraving provided by Epigraphy Director of ASI K. Muniratnam Reddy. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A couple of early Telugu inscriptions dating back to 8th-9th Century A.D., engraved on fragmented and broken pieces of stone slabs, were found in the agricultural fields of Bapanapalli village (Ramachandrapuram-Agraharam), in Yarragondapalem mandal of Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh. Epigraphy experts confirmed that it is written in Telugu and the characters relate to 8th-9th century A.D. K. Muniratnam Red