Loamaafaanu are Maldivian waqf grants in the form of copper plates on which inscriptions have been engraved. Many ancient Maldivian historical texts are found only in loamaafaanu form, with the oldest of the plates dating from the twelfth century AD. The Divehi script used on the plates was named "Eveyla Akuru" by H. C. P. Bell, who claimed that it resembled medieval Sinhala script.Disanayake, J.B., and G.W. Wijayawardhana. “Some Observations on the Maldivian Loamaafaanu Coper Plates if the Twelfth Century.” Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Sri Lanka Branch 31 (1986): 62–71,
According to the Isdhoo Loamaafaanu and Gamu Loamaafaanu, monks from monasteries of the southern atoll of Haddhunmathi were brought to Malé and beheaded. Beside lōmāfānu plates found in Haddhunmathi Atoll, one of the most important Maldivian copper plates is the Bodugalu Miskiy Loamaafanu found in Malé.
List of Loamaafaanu
Laamu Atoll
Isdhoo Loamaafaanu (1194 CE) Gamu Loamaafaanu (1194/1195 CE) Dhanbidhoo Loamaafaanu (1196/1197 CE)
Dhaalu Atoll Kudahuvadhoo Loamaafaanu (1237/1238 CE)
Kaafu Atoll Bodugalu Miskiyy Loamaafaanu (1356)
List of islands mentioned in the Loamaafaanu Below is a table of islands that have been mentioned in the Loamaafaanu +Island Name in the LōmāfānuIsland NameGeographic AtollAtoll CodeInhabited?Mentioned InMaaranduviMaarandhooThiladunmmathi UthuruburiHaa Alif YesIsdhoo LoamaafaanuNelhivaramiNolhivaramThiladunmmathi DhekunuburiHaa DhaaluYesIsdhoo LoamaafaanuKomanduKomandooMiladhunmadulu UthuruburiShaviyaniYesIsdhoo Loamaafaanu -NeyoMiladhunmadulu UthuruburiShaviyaniNoKudahuvadhoo LoamaafaanuIhavanduviUnknown IslandMiladhunmadulu??Isdhoo LoamaafaanuPutivelavaruFushivelavaruMiladhunmadulu DhekunuburiNoonu NoIsdhoo LoamaafaanuVanduviLandhooMiladhunmadulu DhekunuburiNoonu YesIsdhoo LoamaafaanuKeduvivaruKedhivaruMiladhunmadulu DhekunuburiNoonu NoIsdhoo LoamaafaanuKedikelhuKendhikulhudhooMiladhunmadulu DhekunuburiNoonu YesIsdhoo LoamaafaanuManaduviManadhooMiladhunmadulu DhekunuburiNoonu YesIsdhoo LoamaafaanuVaothiVavathiMiladhunmadulu DhekunuburiNoonu NoIsdhoo LoamaafaanuMaakurathuMaakurathuMaalhosmadulu UthuruburiRaa YesIsdhoo LoamaafaanuKunaameeduuMeedhooMaalhosmadulu UthuruburiRaa YesIsdhoo LoamaafaanuDakanduviDhakendhooMaalhosmadulu DhekunuburiBaaNoIsdhoo LoamaafaanuKisaaduuKihaadhooMaalhosmadulu DhekunuburiBaaYesIsdhoo LoamaafaanuGoiduviGoidhooMaalhosmadulu DhekunuburiBaaYesIsdhoo Loamaafaanu
See also Dhivehi writing systems Indian copper plate inscriptions Haddhunmathi Atoll Isdhoo (Laamu Atoll) Dhanbidhoo (Laamu Atoll)
References
Sources Ali Najeeb, Dambidū Lōmāfānu. Council for Linguistic and Historical Research. Malé 2001. HCP Bell, The Maldive islands. Monograph on the History, Archaeology and Epigraphy. Reprint 1940 edn. Malé 1986. Bodufenvahuge Sidi. Divehi Akuru; Evvana Bai. Malé 1958. H.A. Maniku & G.D. Wijayawardhana, Isdhoo Loamaafaanu, Colombo 1986. Romero-Frias, Xavier. The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999. https://dhivehiacademy.edu.mv/18299. Kudahuvadhoo Loamafaanu Translation, Dhivehi Academy