Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c21.s16.t5.11
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c21.s16.t5.11
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The 'circular top' form of Tamil-Brāhmī *ḻ* occurs in the Ikshvaku inscription of ca. 3rd century A.D. at Gurzala in Andhra. By this time however, the character in Tamil-Brāhmī had evolved into the 'loop' form. The preservation of the archaic form in the Ikshvaku record indicates that the 'circular' form of *ḻ* in the Proto-Telugu-Kannada script originated from Tamil-Brāhmī.² The Tamil-Brāhmī form of *ḷ* occurs uniquely in the Prakrit inscription of ca. 1st century A.D. at Malakonda in Andhra.³