[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Archaeology, epigraphy and coins](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy) › [Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003) › c26.s17.t5.2 # Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c26.s17.t5.2 Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c26.s17.t5.2 - **Language:** English ### [c26.s17.t5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c26.s17.t5.2) | | Early Ta. Br. | | Late Ta. Br. | | Early Vaṭṭeḻuttu | | | | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | | No. of times doubling of consonants is avoided | 77 | 83.70 | 25 | 37.31 | 4 | 13.33 | | No. of times doubling of consonants is present | 15 | 16.30 | 42 | 62.69 | 26 | 86.67 | | Total No. of times doubling of consonants is expected | 92 | | 67 | | 30 | | - [Previous: c26.s17.t5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c26.s17.t5.1) - [Next: c26.s17.t5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c26.s17.t5.3) - [Up: c26.s17.t5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c26.s17.t5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c26.s17.t5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c26.s17.t5.2) · Pramāṇa