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Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s22.t5: 4.19.5 Personal names (based on asterisms) occurring on inscribed objects

Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s22.t5

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4.19.5 Personal names (based on asterisms) occurring on inscribed objects

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The following personal names based on other asterisms are attested from pottery inscriptions and other inscribed objects.

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(i) Asaṭaṉ

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The name which occurs in a pottery inscription from Kodumanal¹ is derived from (Pkt.) *asaḍa* < Skt. *āshāḍha* 'the asterism *pūrva-āshāḍha*' (Ta. *pūrāṭam*).

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¹ Y. Subbarayalu, Catalogue of Pottery Inscriptions from Kodumanal 1996 (unpublished): No. 38. The inscription reads *a tā ṇa a sa ṭa (ṇa)* (*ataṉ asaṭaṉ*).

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(ii) Asaḷay (fem.)

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The name which occurs in a pottery inscription from Kodumanal² is derived from (Pkt.) *āsaḷha* < Skt. *āshāḍha* 'the asterism *pūrva-āshāḍha*'.

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² Ibid. No. 56. The inscription reads *(a)nti-y=asāḷay* (*anti asaḷai*); cf. *asaṭaṉ* in the note above.

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(iii) Ātiraiyaṉ

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The names *ātiraiyaṉ* and *āttiraya*[*ṉ*] (*ātirai* + *ayyaṉ*) which occur in two pottery inscriptions from Arikamedu³ are derived from the asterism (Ta.) *ātirai* < Skt. *ārudrā*.

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³ (i) See No. 2, Table 1.5 and Fig. 1.19 B.
(ii) I. Mahadevan 1996a: Fig. 5.31. The inscription ends *...ā ta ti rā (ya)* '**āttiraya**[*ṉ*]'.

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(iv) Uttiraṉ

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The name *ū ti rā ṇa* (*uttiraṉ*) occurs in a Tamil-Brāhmī legend on a local lead coin found near Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka.⁴ The variant *uttiraṉ* occurs in a pottery inscription from Arikamedu.⁵ The name is derived from the asterism (Ta.) *uttiram* < Skt. *uttara-phalguni*.

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⁴ See No. 5 Table 1.6.

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⁵ I. Mahadevan 1996a: Fig. 5. 30.

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(v) Mūlaṉ

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The variants *mu lā ṇa* and *mulaṉ* (*mūlaṉ*) occur in two pottery inscriptions respectively at Uraiyur⁶ and Kodumanal.⁷ The name is derived from the asterism (Ta.) *mūlam* < Skt. *mūla*.

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⁶ See No. 3, Table 1.5 and Fig. 1.19 C.

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⁷ Y. Subbarayalu, Catalogue of Unpublished Inscriptions from Kodumanal 1996: No. 12.

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