Indian Palaeography c15.s9.t3.15.3

c15.s9.t3.15.3

It may be dated to the sixth century A.D. On the other hand, the letter-forms of the Mayidavolu plates agree with those of the Kondamudi plates with only this difference, that the forms of the latter do not emphasize the curved tips or show the long verticals. Exact correspondence is seen in the forms of *ke*, *kha*, *ga*, *chha*, the corrupt *ja* (optional in the Mayidavolu plates), *ṭha*, *ḍa*, *da*, *na*, *ṇa*, the Deccani form of *ta* (though the Mayidavolu plates have also the looped *ta*), *ma*, *la*, *sa* and *ha*. Similarly, conjuncts are rare in both, the only one of frequent occurrence being *mha* and *nha*. Of the different forms the Mayidavolu plates have a better type of the initial *a*, the foot type of *cha*, the three-armed type of *ja* (optional), the rare *ña* with its curved tip, *ṭa* with a straight back, *tha* with an inner dot, *pa* and *ba* with their left limbs bent, *bha* of the broad type, the tripartite *ya* with a straight base and its left arm slightly curled, and the triangular type of *va*. This difference is mainly because the Mayidavolu plates exhibit a slightly better hand than the Kondamudi plates.