Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c12: List of Figures
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c12
- Language
- English
List of Figures
c12.1
| | | Page |
| **Chapter 1** | | |
| 1.1. | Mangulam: general view of the Kalugumalai hill. | 6 |
| 1.2. | Mangulam: cave with the 'forgotten' inscription of Neṭuñceḻiyaṉ. | 6 |
| 1.3. | Edakal: cave with prehistoric rock carvings. | 10 |
| 1.4. | Kilavalavu: cave with Tamil-Brāhmī inscription. | 10 |
| 1.5. | Alagarmalai: general view of the hill. | 12 |
| 1.6. | Alagarmalai: cave with Tamil-Brāhmī inscriptions. | 12 |
| 1.7. | Sittannavasal-A: general view of the cave. | 14 |
| 1.8. | Sittannavasal -A: stone bed with inscribed edges. | 14 |
| 1.9. | Pugalur: cave with Cēra inscriptions. | 18 |
| 1.10. | Pugalur: inscriptions on stone beds on the floor of the cave. | 18 |
| 1.11. | Jambai: general view of the hill. | 22 |
| 1.12. | Jambai: cave with the inscription of Atiyaṉ Neṭumāṉ Añci. | 22 |
| 1.13. | Drip ledge: a prominent feature of the caves (Tiruvadavur). | 26 |
| 1.14. | Stone beds: with inscriptions (Mettuppatti). | 26 |
| 1.15. | Tiruchirapalli Rockfort: Early Vaṭṭeḻuttu inscriptions. | 28 |
| 1.16. | Tirunatharkunru: the *nicitikai* ('place of penance') seen inside the fencing. | 28 |
| 1.17. | Erettimalai : inscribed stone-stopper. | 32 |
| 1.18. | Ezhuttukallu: boulder in the river bed with partly submerged inscription. | 32 |
| 1.19. | Pottery inscriptions in Tamil-Brāhmī. A & B: Arikamedu. C: Uraiyur. | 54 |
| 1.20. | Pottery inscriptions in Tamil-Brāhmī. A: Kodumanal. B: Alagankulam. C: Karur. | 55 |
| 1.21. | Pottery inscriptions in Tamil-Brāhmī. A: Jaffna, Sri Lanka.B: Quseir al-Qadim. C: Berenike. | 56 |
| 1.22. | Coins with Tamil-Brāhmī legends. A: Peruvaḻuti. B: Kol-i-p-puṟai. C: Kol-irum-puṟai-y. D: Mākkōtai.E: Kuṭṭuvaṉ Kōtai. | 57 |
| 1.23. | Inscribed objects with Tamil-Brāhmī legends. Seals – A: Kuṟavaṉ. B: Parataṉ. Rings – C: Tiyaṉ. D: Tiyaṉ Ōtalaṉ. E: Mitiraṉ. | 58 |
| 1.24. | Inscribed objects with Tamil-Brāhmī legends. Rings – A: Upa-aṉ. B: Veḷ-i Cāmpāṉ. C: Pēr-avatāṉa. D: Tittaṉ. Touchstone – E: Perum-pataṉ. | 59 |
| 1.25. | K.V. Subrahmanya Aiyer | 68 |
c12.2
Chapter 2
c12.3
| 2.1. Copying of the cave inscriptions at Alagarmalai (1965). | 88 |
| 2.2. Copying of the cave inscriptions at Tiruvadavur (1992). | 88 |