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Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c21.s14.t2.1

Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c21.s14.t2.1

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c21.s14.t2.1

The conventions relating to the notation of medial vowels referred to as TB-I to III are not the only 'peculiarities' in the orthography of the Tamil-Brāhmī inscriptions. There are other unusual usages which were inadequately explained or treated as 'scribal errors' or not noticed at all by the earlier investigators. The following is a list of the special usages found mostly in the earlier inscriptions.