Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s7.t12.3
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s7.t12.3
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c23.s7.t12.3
What is remarkable about the inscription is that the predicate *cētavar* (LT ceytavar) 'they who made' is in the plural indicating that the subject of the sentence (*ūr*) refers not to the village as such, but to assembly of the village, also known as *ūr* in later Tamil inscriptions. The text has thus to be understood as follows: