Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s4.t1.1
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s4.t1.1
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Two near-identical inscriptions (Nos. *61* and *62*, ca. 2nd century A.D.) at Pugalur are grants of the Irumporai line of the Cēra dynasty ruling from Karur. The inscriptions record the construction of a rock shelter for Ceṅkāyapaṉ, a senior Jaina monk, on the occasion of the investiture of Iḷaṅkaṭuṅkō (Kaṭuṅkōṉ Iḷaṅkaṭuṅkō in No. *62*), the son of Peruṅkaṭuṅkōṉ, the son of King Ātaṉ Cel Irumporai (-Irumpuṟai in No. *62*) as the heir apparent (*iḷaṅkō*).