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Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c25.s13.8

Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c25.s13.8

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c25.s13.8

*-e/-ē*: The medial *-e /-ē* sign remains stable in Tamil-Brāhmī (Chart 6: *-e/-ē*) except for some elongation in the Late Period (ibid. *83*). The sign becomes occasionally cursive in Early Vaṭṭeḻuttu as at Pulankurichi (Chart 8: *le*, *ḷe*).