Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c21.s19: Chronological and Orthographic Classification of Early Tamil Inscriptions in the Corpus (in alphabetical order of sites)
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c21.s19
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Chronological and Orthographic Classification of Early Tamil Inscriptions in the Corpus (in alphabetical order of sites)
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| Site No. | Site | Inscr. Nos. | Date | Ortho. Types |
| | | **TAMIL-BRĀHMĪ** | | |
| XIV | Aiyarmalai | **50** | 1 cent. B.C. | I |
| XII | Alagarmalai | **36-48** | 1 cent. B.C. | I-II |
| XXVIII | Ammankoyilpatti | **84** | 4 cent. A.D. | II |
| XIX | Anaimalai | **60** | 2 cent. A.D. | III |
| XXIX | Arachalur-1 | **85** | 4 cent. A.D. | III |
| | -2 & 3 | **86-87** | 4 cent. A.D. | II |
| II | Arittapatti | **7** | 2 cent. B.C. | I |
| XXVI | Edakal-A | **79-82** | 3 cent. A.D. | II |
| XVIII | Jambai | **59** | 1 cent. A.D. | II |
| X | Karungalakkudi | **34** | 2 cent. B.C. | I |
| IV | Kilavalavu | **10** | 2 cent. B.C. | I |
| V | Kongarpuliyankulam | **11-13** | 2 cent. B.C. | I |
| XXIV | Kudumiyamalai | **77** | 3 cent. A.D | III |
| XXII | Kunnakkudi-1 | **74** | 3 cent. A.D. | III |
| | -2 | **75** | 3 cent. A.D. | II |
| XXI | Mamandur | **73** | 3 cent. A.D. | II |
| I | Mangulam | **1-6** | 2 cent. B.C. | I |
| XXX | Mannarkoil | **88-89** | 2 cent. A.D. | II |
| VI | Marukaltalai | **14** | 2 cent. B.C. | I |
| IX | Mettuppatti | **24-33** | 2 cent. B.C. | I |
| XI | Mudalaikulam | **35** | 2 cent. B.C. | I |
| XVII | Muttuppatti-1 | **56** | 1 cent. B.C. | I-II |
| | - 2 & 3 | **57-58** | 1 cent. A.D. | II |
| XXVII | Nekanurpatti | **83** | 4 cent. A.D. | III |
| XX | Pugalur 1-6 | **61-66** | 2 cent. A.D. | II |
| | 7-12 | **67-72** | 3 cent. A.D. | II-III |
| XIII | Sittannavasal-A | **49** | 1 cent. B.C. | I |
| XXV | Tiruchirapalli-A | **78** | 3 cent. A.D. | II |
| XV | Tirumalai-1 | **51** | 1 cent. B.C. | I |
| | -2 | **52** | 1 cent. A.D. | II |
| XVI | Tirupparankunram-1 | **53** | 1 cent. B.C. | I |
| | - 2 | **54** | 1 cent. B.C. | II |
| | - 3 | **55** | 1 cent. A.D. | II |
| III | Tiruvadavur | **8-9** | 2 cent. B.C. | I |
| XXIII | Tondur | **76** | 3 cent. A.D. | II |
| VII | Varichiyur | **15-17** | 2 cent. B.C. | I |
| VIII | Vikkiramangalam | **18-23** | 2 cent. B.C. | I |
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| Site No. | Site | Inscr. Nos. | Date | Ortho. Types |
| | | **EARLY VAṬṬEḶUTTU** | | |
| XXXIV | Arasalapuram | *112* | 5 cent. A.D. | *puḷḷi* |
| XL | Edakal-B | *118–119* | 5 cent. A.D. | *puḷḷi* |
| XXXVI | Erettimalai | *114* | 5 cent. A.D. | *puḷḷi* |
| XLI | Ezhuttukallu | *120* | 5 cent. A.D. | no *puḷḷi* |
| XXXV | Indalur | *113* | 6 cent. A.D. | *puḷḷi* |
| XXXVII | Paraiyanpattu | *115* | 6 cent. A.D. | *puḷḷi* |
| XXXIII | Perumukkal | *111* | 5 cent. A.D. | no *puḷḷi* |
| XXXIX | Pillaiyarpatti | *117* | 6 cent. A.D. | *puḷḷi* |
| XXXI | Sittannavasal-B | *101–107* | 5 cent. A.D. | *puḷḷi* |
| XLII | Tamatakallu | *121* | 6 cent. A.D. | *puḷḷi* |
| XXXII | Tiruchirapalli-B | *108–110* | 5 cent. A.D. | *puḷḷi* |
| XXXVIII | Tirunatharkunru | *116* | 6 cent. A.D. | *puḷḷi* |
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Notes: Ortho. types: Orthographic types TB-I to III. For dicussion, see sections 6.6 to 6.13. The *puḷḷi* in Early Vaṭṭeḻuttu is equivalent to the TB-III type in Tamil-Brāhmī. However, cases of no *puḷḷi* may be due to its absence in this period.