Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s24.t2.6
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s24.t2.6
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The Early Vaṭṭeluttu inscriptions at Arasalapuram (No. *112*, ca. 5th century A.D.) and Indalur (No. *113*, ca.6th century A.D.) are memorial stones for cocks which presumably died while fighting for their villages. The stelae depict the figures of the bird described as *kōḻi* 'fowl in general', but 'cock' in the context of the inscriptions.