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Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s5.t2.1

Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s5.t2.1

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c23.s5.t2.1

A potsherd found during recent excavations at Teriruveli (Mudukulathur Taluk, Ramanathapuram District) is incised in Tamil-Brāhmī with the name *neṭuṅkiḻ [*[ḷi*]* in characters of ca. 1st century A.D.⁶ The name is that of a Cōḻa prince, as *kiḷḷi* occurs only in Early Cōḻa names.