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Elements of South-Indian Palæography, from the Fourth to the Seventeenth Century A.D. c12.s13.3

Elements of South-Indian Palæography, from the Fourth to the Seventeenth Century A.D. c12.s13.3

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c12.s13.3

It will be observed that this inscription (like all old Tamiḻ inscriptions found as yet) is in language much like what is now spoken; this is a very strong reason for regarding the Šěṇdamiḻ as an artificial style, for at the time this document was written but little of the poetical literature was in existence.