[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Archaeology, epigraphy and coins](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy) › [Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003) › c1.7 # Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c1.7 Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c1.7 - **Language:** English ### [c1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c1.7) The work provides a detailed account of the discovery and decipherment of the inscriptions and relates their language and contents to early Tamil literature and society. The recently discovered Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions on pottery and objects like coins, seals, rings, etc., have also been utilised to present a more complete picture of early Tamil epigraphy. - [Previous: c1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c1.6) - [Next: c1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c1.8) - [Up: c1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c1.7) · Pramāṇa