Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c25.s7.8

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(4) The letters of the Tamil-Brāhmī inscriptions of the Early Period, especially those engraved on the brow over the entrance to the caves, are relatively much larger⁶ and more crudely cut than in the later inscriptions, reflecting an early stage of literacy and also lack of experience in engraving on extremely hard and rough rock surfaces.