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Jewish copper plates of Cochin, the Glossary

Jewish copper plates of Cochin, also known as Cochin plates of Bhaskara Ravi-varman, is a royal charter issued by the Chera Perumal king of Kerala, south India to Joseph Rabban, a Jewish merchant magnate of Kodungallur.^[1]

Amsterdam

Amsterdam (literally, "The Dam on the River Amstel") is the capital and most populated city of the Netherlands.

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Anjuvannam

Anjuvannam (in Tamil and Malayalam, from Persian anjuman, and hanjama or hanjamana in Telugu or Kannada or hamyamana) typically refers to a medieval merchant guild, consisting of non-Indian traders, primarily active in south India. Jewish copper plates of Cochin and Anjuvannam are Cochin Jews and Judaism in Kerala.

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Ariel Sharon

Ariel Sharon (אֲרִיאֵל שָׁרוֹן; also known by his diminutive Arik, אָרִיק; 26 February 192811 January 2014) was an Israeli general and politician who served as the 11th prime minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006.

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Benjamin Netanyahu

Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician, serving as the prime minister of Israel since 2022, having previously held the office in 1996–1999 and 2009–2021.

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Chera Perumals of Makotai

Cheraman Perumal dynasty, also known as the Perumal dynasty of Kerala,Thapar, Romila, The Penguin History of Early India: From the Origins to AD 1300. Penguin Books, 2002. Jewish copper plates of Cochin and Chera Perumals of Makotai are Chera dynasty.

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Chola Empire

The Chola Empire, which is often referred to as the Imperial Cholas, was a medieval Indian, thalassocratic empire that was established by the Chola dynasty that rose to prominence during the middle of the ninth century and united southern India under their rule.

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Cochin Jews

Cochin Jews (also known as Malabar Jews or Kochinim from) are the oldest group of Jews in India, with roots that are claimed to date back to the time of King Solomon. Jewish copper plates of Cochin and Cochin Jews are Judaism in Kerala.

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Grantha script

The Grantha script (Granta eḻuttu; granthalipi) was a classical South Indian Brahmic script, found particularly in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Israel

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant, West Asia.

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ISSN

An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is an eight-digit serial number used to uniquely identify a serial publication (periodical), such as a magazine.

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Joseph Rabban

Joseph Rabban (old Malayalam:Narayanan, M. G. S. Perumāḷs of Kerala: Brahmin Oligarchy and Ritual Monarchy: Political and Social Conditions of Kerala Under the Cēra Perumāḷs of Makōtai (c. AD 800 - AD 1124). Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 451-52. Issuppu Irappan, also Yusuf/Oueseph Rabban; fl. Jewish copper plates of Cochin and Joseph Rabban are Cochin Jews and history of Kerala.

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Kerala

Kerala (/), called Keralam in Malayalam, is a state on the Malabar Coast of India.

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Kesavan Veluthat

Kesavan Veluthat (born 1951) is an Indian historian and academic from Kerala specializing in medieval south Indian history.

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Kochi

Kochi, also known by its former name Cochin, is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea.

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Kodungallur

Kodungallur (also Cranganore, Portuguese: Cranganor; formerly known as Mahodayapuram, Shingly, Vanchi, Muchiri, Muyirikkode, and Muziris) is a historically significant town situated on the banks of river Periyar on the Malabar Coast in Thrissur district of Kerala, India.

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M. G. S. Narayanan

Muttayil Govindamenon Sankara Narayanan, commonly known as M. G. S. Narayanan (born 20 August 1932) is an Indian historian, academic and political commentator.

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Malabar Coast

The Malabar Coast is the southwestern region of the Indian subcontinent.

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Manu V. Devadevan

Manu V. Devadevan (born 1977) is an Indian historian known for his works on pre-modern south India.

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Mattancherry

Mattancherry (Cochin Portuguese Creole: Cochim de Cima), is a historic ward of Kochi, Kerala.

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Narendra Modi

Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the current Prime Minister of India since 26 May 2014.

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Noboru Karashima

was a Japanese historian, writer and Professor Emeritus in University of Tokyo, Japan.

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Old Malayalam

Old Malayalam, the inscriptional language found in Kerala from c. 9th to c. 13th century CE, is the earliest attested form of Malayalam.

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Paradesi Synagogue

The Paradesi Synagogue aka Cochin Jewish Synagogue or the Mattancherry Synagogue (Malayalam: പരദേശി ജൂതപള്ളി) is a synagogue located in Mattancherry Jew Town, a suburb of the city of Kochi, Kerala, in India. Jewish copper plates of Cochin and Paradesi Synagogue are Cochin Jews.

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Pius Malekandathil

Pius Malekandathil (born 1960) is an Indian historian and a priest of the Syro-Malabar Church.

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Quilon Syrian copper plates

Kollam/Quilon Syrian copper plates, also known as Kollam Tarisappalli copper plates, or Kottayam inscription of Sthanu Ravi, or Tabula Quilonensis record a royal grant issued by the chieftain of Kollam (Ayyan Adikal) to a Syrian Christian merchant magnate (Mar Sapir Iso) in Kerala. Jewish copper plates of Cochin and Quilon Syrian copper plates are Chera dynasty, Kerala history inscriptions, Malayalam inscriptions and Vatteluttu.

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The Hindu

The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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The Indian Express

The Indian Express is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932 by Ramnath Goenka with an investment by capitalist partner Raja Mohan Prasad.

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Thomas of Cana copper plates

The Thomas of Cana copper plates (Malayalam: Knai Thoma Cheppedu), or Knanaya copper plates, dated variously between 345 C.E. and 811 C.E., are a lost set of copper-plate grants issued by the unidentified Chera/Perumal king of Kerala "Co-qua-rangon" to Syriac Christian merchants led by Knai Thoma (anglicized as Thomas of Cana) in the city of "Makotayar Pattinam" (present day Kodungallur), south India. Jewish copper plates of Cochin and Thomas of Cana copper plates are Chera dynasty, history of Kerala, Kerala history inscriptions, Malayalam inscriptions and Vatteluttu.

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Vatteluttu

Vatteluttu (வட்டெழுத்து, and വട്ടെഴുത്ത്) was an alphasyllabic writing system of south India (Tamil Nadu and Kerala) and Sri Lanka used for writing the Tamil and Malayalam languages. Jewish copper plates of Cochin and Vatteluttu are history of Kerala.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_copper_plates_of_Cochin

Also known as Jewish Copper Plate, Jewish copper plates, Jewish copper-plate of Cochin.

Jewish copper plates of Cochin, the Glossary

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See also

10th-century inscriptions

Archaeological corpora

Chera dynasty

Cochin Jews

Copper objects

Judaic inscriptions

Judaism in Kerala

Kerala history inscriptions

Malayalam inscriptions

Vatteluttu

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