Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c25.s6.t3.5
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c25.s6.t3.5
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c25.s6.t3.5
Most of the letters of the casket inscriptions resemble those of Mauryan Brāhmī. There are, however, six exceptional forms (*gh*, *c*, *j*, *m*, *l* and *sh*) and one additional letter (*ḷ*) not found in Mauryan Brāhmī. None of these forms is found in Tamil-Brāhmī with the exception of *c* with the tail,³ in which case the resemblance may be merely fortuitous.