Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c21.s16.t5.14

c21.s16.t5.14

There has been movement in the reverse direction also. Southern Brāhmī forms are seen in the Tamil-Brāhmī inscriptions during the Late Period (ca. 2nd to 4th centuries A.D.) in the border regions of the Tamil country adjoining Andhra and Karnataka. The Southern Brāhmī forms with known dates help in determining the dates of the less well-known Tamil-Brāhmī inscriptions in which the forms occur; e.g., *v* at Pugalur and *k* and *m* at Mamandur (ca. 3rd century A.D.); *k* and *t* at Ammankoyilpatti and *k* at Arachalur (ca. 4th century A.D.)⁴