Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s7.t9.7
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s7.t9.7
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It is significant that Tamil merchants with the title *gahapati* are mentioned in Early Sinhala-Brāhmī inscriptions.⁵ The title *kapāti* (cf. Sinh. Pkt. *kapati*) occurs as part of the name of a Tamil merchant in the Tamil-Brāhmī legend on a recently discovered lead coin from Tissamaharama in Sri Lanka.⁶