Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c25.s18.11

c25.s18.11

**Symbol C:** The symbol is probably a stylised representation of a tree or plant. It occurs once with the Cēra inscription at Edakal (No. *80*). I have tentatively identified the symbol from the context as the palm tree, an insignia of the Cēra dynasty (Commentary, No. *80*). However, the significance of the symbol occurring elsewhere in other contexts may not be the same. Symbol C occurs on megalithic pottery at Sanur,⁶ Uraiyur⁷ and other sites and on the Anaikoddai Seal (Fig. 5.14).