Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c25.s3.39
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c25.s3.39
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¹ This discussion does not include the Indus script, which has not yet been deciphered, nor the megalithic graffiti. In the present state of our knowledge, it seems best to assume that the megalithic graffiti do not constitute a script with phonetic values, but may be mnemoic or representational devices derived from pictorial art and belonging to the category of forerunners of writing (I.J. Gelb 1963: pp. 24-51). For discussion on the symbols occurring with the inscriptions in the Corpus, see section 5.18.