Lōmāfānu



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.

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.

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