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'''Halmidi''' is a small village in the [[Hassan district]] of [[Karnataka]] state, India, near the temple town of [[Belur, Karnataka|Belur]]. Halmidi is best known as the place where the oldest known [[Indian inscriptions|inscription]] exclusively in [[Kannada language]], the [[Halmidi inscription]], was discovered. Anterior to this, many inscriptions with Kannada words have been discovered, such as [[Brahmagiri archaeological site|Brahmagiri]] edict of 230 BCE of Emperor Ashoka. However, this is the first full length inscription in Kannada.<ref name="asi">[http://asi.nic.in/asi_epigraphical_sans_language.asp Language of the Inscriptions – Sanskrit and Dravidiian – Archaeological Survey of India]</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/31/stories/2006103108870500.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001015326/http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/31/stories/2006103108870500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 October 2007 |title=Halmidi inscription|access-date=29 November 2006 | location=Chennai, India |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=31 October 2006}}</ref> This inscription is generally known as the [[Halmidi inscription]] and consists of sixteen lines carved on a [[sandstone]] slab. It has been dated to 450 CE and demonstrates that Kannada was used as a language of administration at that time.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/24/stories/2004102405080300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041201014829/http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/24/stories/2004102405080300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 December 2004|title=Halmidi inscription proves antiquity of Kannada: Moily|access-date=29 November 2006 |location=Chennai, India |work=[[The Hindu]]|date=24 October 2004}}</ref><ref name="admin">K.V. Ramesh, Chalukyas of Vatapi, 1984, Agam Kala Prakashan, Delhi {{OCLC|13869730}} {{OL|3007052M}} {{LCCN|84900575}} {{ASIN|B0006EHSP0}} p10</ref> The inscription is in primitive Kannada with distinctive characteristics attributed to those of [[halegannada|Proto-Kannada]] and uses Kannada script similar to Brahmi characters.<ref name="hindu">{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/31/stories/2006103108870500.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001015326/http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/31/stories/2006103108870500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 October 2007 |title=Halmidi inscription|access-date=29 November 2006 |location=Chennai, India |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=31 October 2006}}</ref>

Halmidi village is located between [[Chikmagalur]] city and Belur town. In recognition of the cultural importance of the inscription, and the role played by the village of Halmidi in its preservation, the Government of [[Karnataka]] has spent INR 2.5 million on developing infrastructural facilities in the village, and on building a ''mantapa'' to house a [[fibreglass]] replica of the original inscription. The Government has also begun to promote the village as a place of historical interest.

==Notes==
[[File:Halmidi OldKannada inscription.JPG|thumb|right|alt=|A replica of the [[Halmidi inscription]] dated 450 CE is the oldest known full length Kannada language inscription in old Kannada script ]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070313084222/http://www.hoysalatourism.com/halmidi.htm Picture of the Halmidi inscription]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071001015326/http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/31/stories/2006103108870500.htm A report in The Hindu]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20031124063238/http://www.hindu.com/2003/11/03/stories/2003110304550500.htm Halmidi village finally on the road to recognition]

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Hassan district]]

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