Sadiya Serpent Pillar

Sadiya serpent pillar
WritingLanguage; Tai language, Script; Ahom script
SymbolsA pair of snakes biting their tails is twisted around it
CreatedUnknown, script inscribed in 1532
DiscoveredSadiya, between the Dibang and Deopani rivers
Present locationAssam State Museum

Sadiya Serpent pillar, is a medieval octagonal stone pillar that was erected in the region of historical Chutia kingdom in present-day Sadiya in Assam, India. The builders and the period it was built are unknown. It contains the earliest example of Ahom script and the pillar is inscribed with the Ahom equivalent year of 1532 CE

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