The inscription (w50 x h28cm) is at the top of the lower octagonal section of the extant part of the pillar, occupying three of its faces. The bottom line is about 15 cm above the ground (Bhandarkar 1981:352; it is not clear what ground this may be; it perhaps means either the very bottom of the extant fragment, or implies that it has been fitted in a new base which allows the inscription to show). The inscription is weathered and damaged by the whetting of tools on the edges, but most of it is quite legible on the original stone.

IN00045 Eran Pillar Inscription of Budhagupta.