Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c21.s11.2

c21.s11.2

The following is a brief account of how the tracings were made (Fig. 2.¹). The rock surface was first cleaned to remove dirt, moss, etc. The grooves of the inscriptions were marked with chalk for better visibility through the translucent tracing paper which was then affixed to the rock surface with adhesive tape. The paper was then carefully squeezed into the grooves and a pencil was run along the sharp edges of the grooves to delineate the outline of the letters. After some experimentation and practice, we were able to make reasonably accurate tracings. Generally, more than one tracing was taken of each inscription. Finally, fair copies of the tracings were made in Indian ink for publication.