Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c21.s15.t2.8

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Almost all the cave inscriptions follow the normal direction of writing from left to right. There are, however, exceptions where the inscriptions have been engraved from the right and/or with the letters turned upside down. These exceptional cases occur at Kilavalavu (No. ***10***), Tirupparankunram (Nos. ***53 & 54***), Muttuppatti (No. ***56***) and Kunnakkudi (No. ***74***). A special effort was made by our team to establish the correct texts and to ascertain the reason for the unusual mode of engraving in these cases. The results of our study of the unusual mode of engraving are reported in Chapter 5 in this volume.⁴