Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c20.s12: 1.12 Catalogues of Early Tamil inscriptions
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c20.s12
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- c20.s12.t1 Catalogue of Tamil-Brāhmī Inscriptions — 6 parts
- c20.s12.t2 Catalogue of Early Vaṭṭeḻuttu Inscriptions — 2 parts
1.12 Catalogues of Early Tamil inscriptions
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See Tables 1.² & 1.³ for catalogues of Tamil-Brāhmī and Early Vaṭṭeḻuttu inscriptions.
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² Y. Subbarayalu 1984: Fig. 26 & Pl. XII.
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³ Excluding herostones with Early Vaṭṭeḻuttu inscriptions.
Catalogue of Tamil-Brāhmī Inscriptions
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| Site No. | Site | Taluk | District | Inscr. Nos. |
| XIV | **Aiyarmalai** (*aiyarmalai*) (hamlet of) Satyamangalam | Kulittalai | Karur | ***50*** |
| XII | **Alagarmalai** (*aḻakarmalai*) (hill in) Kidarippatti | Melur | Madurai | ***36-48*** |
| XXVIII | **Ammankoyilpatti** (*ammaṉkōyilpaṭṭi*) (hamlet of) Periyerippatti | Omalur | Salem | ***84*** |
| XIX | **Anaimalai** (*āṉaimalai*) (hill in) Narasingam | Madurai North | Madurai | ***60*** |
| XXIX | **Arachalur** (*araccalūr*) | Erode | Erode | ***85-87*** |
| II | **Arittapatti** (*ariṭṭāpaṭṭi*) | Melur | Madurai | ***7*** |
| XXVI | **Edakal-A** (*eṭakal*) (hill near) Sultan Batheri | Wynad | Wynad (Kerala) | ***79-82*** |
| XVIII | **Jambai** (*jampai*) | Tirukkoyilur | Viluppuram | ***59*** |
| X | **Karungalakkudi** (*karuṅkalakkuṭi*) | Melur | Madurai | ***34*** |
| IV | **Kilavalavu** (*kīḻavaḷavu*) | Melur | Madurai | ***10*** |
| V | **Kongarpuliyankulam** (*koṅkarpuliyaṅkuḷam*) | Tirumangalam | Madurai | ***11-13*** |
| XXIV | **Kudumiyamalai** (*kuṭumiyāmalai*) | Iluppur | Pudukkottai | ***77*** |
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| Catalogue of Tamil-Brāhmī Inscriptions | | | | |
| **Site** **No.** | **Site** | **Taluk** | **District** | **Inscr.** **Nos.** |
| XXII | **Kunnakkudi** (*kuṉṉakkuṭi*) | Tiruppattur | Sivaganga | *74-75* |
| XXI | **Mamandur** (*māmaṇṭūr*) | Cheyyar | Tiruvannamalai | *73* |
| I | **Mangulam** (*māṅkuḷam*) (in Meenakshipuram, originally a hamlet of Mangulam) | Madurai North | Madurai | *1-6* |
| XXX | **Mannarkoil** (*maṇṇārkōyil*) | Ambasamudram | Tirunelveli | *88-89* |
| VI | **Marukaltalai** (*maṟukāltalai*) (hamlet of) Sivalapperi | Tirunelveli | Tirunelveli | *14* |
| IX | **Mettuppatti** (*mēṭṭuppaṭṭi*) | Nilakkottai | Dindigul | *24-33* |
| XI | **Mudalaikulam** (*mutalaikuḷam*) | Usilampatti | Madurai | *35* |
| XVII | **Muttuppatti** (*muttuppaṭṭi*) (hamlet of) Vadapalanji | Madurai South | Madurai | *56-58* |
| XXVII | **Nekanurpatti** (*nēkaṉūrpaṭṭi*) (hamlet of) Nekanur | Senji (Gingee) | Viluppuram | *83* |
| XX | **Pugalur** (*pukaḻūr*) (Punjai Pugalur Town) | Karur | Karur | *61-72* |
| XIII | **Sittannavasal-A** (*cittaṇṇavācal*) | Iluppur | Pudukkottai | *49* |
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| Catalogue of Tamil-Brāhmī Inscriptions | | | | |
| **Site No.** | **Site** | **Taluk** | **District** | **Inscr. Nos.** |
| **XXV** | **Tiruchirapalli-A** (*tiruccirāppaḷḷi*) | Tiruchirapalli Town | Tiruchirapalli | *78* |
| **XV** | **Tirumalai** (*tirumalai*) (hill in ) Tirumalai Konerippatti | Sivaganga | Sivaganga | *51-52* |
| **XVI** | **Tirupparankunram** (*tirupparaṅkuṉṟam*) | Madurai South | Madurai | *53-55* |
| **III** | **Tiruvadavur** (*tiruvātavūr*) | Melur | Melur | *8-9* |
| **XXIII** | **Tondur** (*toṇṭūr*) | Senji (Ginjee) | Viluppuram | *76* |
| **VII** | **Varichiyur** (*varicciyūr*) | Madurai North | Madurai | *15-17* |
| **VIII** | **Vikkiramangalam** (*vikkiramaṅkalam*) | Usilampatti | Madurai | *18-23* |
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**Notes:** 1. See Map I for sites.
2. For more details, see data on each inscription included in the Corpus.
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Table 1.3
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| Catalogue of Early Vaṭṭeḻuttu Inscriptions | | | | |
| **Site No.** | **Site** | **Taluk** | **District** | **Inscr. Nos.** |
| XXXIV | **Arasalapuram** (*aracalāpuram*) | Viluppuram | Viluppuram | *112* |
| XL | **Edakal-B** (*eṭakal*) (hill near) Sultan Batheri | Wynad | Wynad (Kerala) | *118-119* |
| XXXVI | **Erettimalai** (*ireṭṭimalai*) | Bhavani | Erode | *114* |
| XLI | **Ezhuttukallu** (*eḻuttukallu*) | Nilambur | Malappuram (Kerala) | *120* |
| XXXV | **Indalur** (*intaḻūr*) | Cheyyur | Kancheepuram | *113* |
| XXXVII | **Paraiyanpattu** (*paṟaiyaṉpaṭṭu*) | Senji (Gingee) | Viluppuram | *115* |
| XXXIII | **Perumukkal** (*perumukkal*) | Tindivanam | Viluppuram | *111* |
| XXXIX | **Pillaiyarpatti** (*piḷḷaiyārpaṭṭi*) | Tiruppattur | Sivaganga | *117* |
| XXXI | **Sittannavasal-B** (*cittaṇṇavācal*) | Iluppur | Pudukkottai | *101-107* |
| XLII | **Tamatakallu** (*tamaṭakallu*) | Chitradurga | Chitradurga (Karnataka) | *121* |
Catalogue of Early Vaṭṭeḻuttu Inscriptions
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| Site No. | Site | Taluk | District | Inscr. Nos. |
| XXXII | **Tiruchirapalli-B** (*tiruccirāppaḷḷi*) | Tiruchirapalli Town | Tiruchirapalli | *108-110* |
| XXXVIII | **Tirunatharkunru** (*tirunātarkuṉṟu*) (hill in) Singavaram | Senji (Gingee) | Viluppuram | *116* |
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Notes: 1. See Map I for sites.
2. For more details, see data on each inscription included in the Corpus.