Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c20.s8.t1.16
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c20.s8.t1.16
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c20.s8.t1.16
The inscription in Early Vaṭṭeḻuttu characters of ca. 5th century A.D. is much later than the rock carvings in the cave. The label which reads *irācar* 'kings'¹ has apparently been incised by a casual visitor to the cave who regarded the anthropomorphic figures as depicting royal personages.