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Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s23.t4.21

Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s23.t4.21

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c23.s23.t4.21

The recently discovered Vienna Museum Papyrus (ca. 2nd century A.D.) written in Greek is a bill of lading or a shipping contract between a merchant at Muziris (Muciṟi) and his counterpart at Alexandria. Steven Sidebotham gives the following brief description of the document:²