Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c20.s1.4
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c20.s1.4
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c20.s1.4
⁴ The editions of U.Ve. Swaminathaiyar of the earliest Tamil literary works of the Caṅkam Age began to appear from 1887. The historical data contained in works like *Puṟanāṉūṟu* (1894) and *Patiṟṟuppattu* (1904) opened up a new world and led to a radical reassessment of the antiquity and historicity of early Tamil civilisation.
Linked texts (2)
- Patiṟṟuppattu — Tamil
- Puṟanāṉūṟu — Kapilar & Auvaiyār (Caṅkam), Tamil