Stone inscriptions in the Kathmandu Valley

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Inscription in 15 languages dated 1654 AD at Kathmandu Durbar Square.
Epitaph in Latin and Nepal Bhasa dated 1745 on the tombstone of Father Della Penna who was buried in Patan.
Detail of stone inscription in Nepal Bhasa and Tibetan at Swayambhu.

Stone inscriptions in the Kathmandu Valley (Nepali: काठमाडौं उपत्यकामा ढुङ्गाको शिलालेख) refer to ancient stone slabs, pillars and pedestals with text carved on them. They are the most important sources for the history of Nepal. A vast majority of the inscriptions found in Nepal are from the Kathmandu Valley where they are an ubiquitous element at heritage sites. They consist of royal edicts and dedicatory notes on Hindu and Buddhist temples, stupas, statues, water spouts and other architectural structures.[1] Stone inscriptions are locally referred as Lōhan Pau (Nepal bhasa: