Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s21.t1.7
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s21.t1.7
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c23.s21.t1.7
A silver seal from Karur has the Tamil-Brāhmī legend *ku ṟa vā ṉa* (*kuṟavaṉ*) 'a member of the hill tribe of Kuṟavar.'¹ A poetess belonging to this tribe, Kuṟamakaḷ Iḷaveyiṉi composed one of the Caṅkam poems in which she praises Ēṟai, chieftain of the Kuṟavar tribe.²