Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c20.s9: 1.9 Map showing sites with Early Tamil inscriptions
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c20.s9
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1.9 Map showing sites with Early Tamil inscriptions
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Map I shows the distribution of sites with Early Tamil inscriptions. Three periods, namely, Early Tamil-Brāhmī (ca. 2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.), Late Tamil-Brāhmī (ca. 2nd-4th centuries A.D.) and Early Vaṭṭeluttu (ca. 5th and 6th centuries A.D.) are distinguished in the map.¹ In addition to the inscriptional sites, the map also shows the location of places referred to in the inscriptions, which have been identified. (Modern names are indicated in normal type and inscriptional names in *italics*.) See also Table 4.3 for the list of identified place names.²
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² See section 4.20.5 for the list of identified place names. See also Index to Place Names (Appendix III). Muciṟi, identified as Cranganore in Kerala, is not shown in Map I.