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# 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

- **Language:** English

### Chronological and Orthographic Classification of Early Tamil Inscriptions in the Corpus (in alphabetical order of sites)

### [c21.s19.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c21.s19.1)

| 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 |

### [c21.s19.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c21.s19.2)

| 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\* |

### [c21.s19.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c21.s19.3)

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.

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