Rukhuna reliquary
| Rukhuna reliquary | |
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 Outside view of the Rukhuna reliquary, and inscription inside the lid. The dates in Kharoshthi are highlighted and shown in arabic numbers. Photograph published by Richard Salomon in 2005.[1] | |
| Material | Polished grey schist.[1] |
| Size | 16x16 centimeters.[1] |
| Writing | Kharoshthi |
| Created | 16 CE |
  Bajaur class=notpageimage| Location of the discovery of the find of the Rukhana reliquary, Bajaur, Pakistan. | |
The Rukhuna reliquary, also sometimes Rukhana reliquary, also described as the Bajaur reliquary inscription, is a Scythian reliquary which was dedicated and inscribed in 16 CE by Rukhuna, Queen of Indo-Scythian king Vijayamitra (ruled 12 BCE - 20 CE). The inscription on the reliquary, also called the Bajaur reliquary inscription, was published by Richard Salomon with a photograph in 2005, and gives a relationship between several eras of the period, and especially a confirmation of a Yavana era (Yoṇaṇa vaṣaye) in relation to the Azes era, that is "Azes era= Yavana era - 128 years".[2][3]
Inscription[]
The inscription is very useful to clarify relative chronologies during the period. The inscription reads:
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