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Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s6.t1.1

Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s6.t1.1

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c23.s6.t1.1

The donor of the cave shelter at Jambai is referred to as *satiyaputō atiyan neṭumān añci* in the inscription (No. **59**, ca. 1st century A.D.). He may be identified as the famous chieftain Atiyamāṉ Neṭumāṉ Añci of Takaṭūr (modern Dharmapuri) celebrated in Caṅkam literature.