Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c20.s8.t2.6
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c20.s8.t2.6
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The *nicītikai*⁵ inscription at Tirunatharkunru is an important discovery for several reasons. It is the first of the Early Vaṭṭeḻuttu inscriptions discovered in Tamil Nadu. It is also the first discovery of a Vaṭṭeḻuttu inscription from the northern region (forming part of the Pallava territories). It is a Jaina record of a type altogether different from the earlier cave inscriptions in the Tamil-Brāhmī script, but closely resembling similar Old Kannada inscriptions in Karnataka.