Heritage record
Neghdar Inscription
Azad Jammu and KashmirRock ArtProtected
The site is situated at the distance of 8 km in the north-western side of Neelum village, Tehsil Athmaqam. The Neghdar Nullah is connected to the south-west by the towns of Jatri, Jhart, and Phat. The Sharda inscriptions are engraved on a rocky slope on the north-western edge of the mountains. There are three different groups of inscriptions on the same boulders. The colour of the stone has turned in to reddish due to the climatic condition. The inscriptions are apparently deeper, engraved by the sharp tool. The Quality of writings is technically good as straight lines are drawn perfectly rounded or curve lines of the inscriptions have a harmony and flow. Some words are complete and few are partially damaged. The boulder also has the depictions of trisula and lotus flowers. The site is tentatively dated to 8th-9th century CE.
Photographs: Department of Archaeology & Museums national inventory record, displayed from the official source (doam.gov.pk). Not PWHI photography.
- Record ID
- 6630
- Province / territory
- Azad Jammu and Kashmir
- District
- Neelum
- Typology
- Archaeological Site
- Subtype
- Rock Art
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
- Coordinates
- 34.67378, 73.90317 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Khan, Ashraf, Ghani-ur-Rahman. (2020). Threat to the Cultural Heritage of Pakistan Survey and Documentation of Tangible and Intangible Heritage of Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 2020.
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