Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c25.s20.t2.8
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c25.s20.t2.8
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The presence of Tamil characters in Vaṭṭeḻuttu inscriptions and *vice versa* in the records dated between 650-900 A.D. has been pointed out by Subramanian.⁴ This is of course an expected development during the transitional period of the changeover from Vaṭṭeḻuttu to the Tamil script. However, it is anachronistic to talk about a 'mixed script' before the Tamil script was created in the 7th century A.D. The appearance of 'Tamil-like' letters (e.g., *tē* and *to* at Ammankoyilpatti, No. **84**, ca. 4th century A.D.) is due to the influence of Southern Brāhmī in the border regions.