Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c25.s18.t2.1
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c25.s18.t2.1
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c25.s18.t2.1
Symbols not forming part of the script occur in greater numbers and with higher frequency in the cave inscriptions of Sri Lanka.⁵ According to Paranavitana, these 'non-Brāhmī' symbols appear to have some connection with the contents of the inscriptions.⁶ The four symbols occurring with the Tamil-Brāhmī cave inscriptions do not appear in the cave inscriptions of Sri Lanka.