Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c25.s10.7
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c25.s10.7
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c25.s10.7
It appears that there was also a practical reason why Tamil-Brāhmī did not adopt the four-dot form of *ī*, and seldom employed even the three- dot form of *i* which is in most cases represented by the symbol for *ī* (to be read as *i* from the context).⁴ The dots would be virtually invisible on the rough, uneven and undressed rock surfaces on which the Tamil-Brāhmī inscriptions are engraved.