Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c20.s10.8
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c20.s10.8
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c20.s10.8
The eastern region (Cōḻa Nāṭu) is represented by a solitary inscription of the Late Period from a single site (Tiruchirapalli near Uraiyur, the ancient Cōḻa capital). The absence of hills in the Cauvery delta does not fully account for the near-complete absence of Tamil-Brāhmī inscriptions from this region. Pottery inscriptions in the Tamil-Brāhmī script have been discovered only from two sites (Uraiyur¹ and Vallam²); other inscribed objects like coins, seals, rings, etc., with Tamil-Brāhmī legends have not so far been reported from the eastern region.