[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.s5.4 # Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c26.s5.4 Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c26.s5.4 - **Language:** English ### [c26.s5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c26.s5.4) However, a separate marker for the medial \*-ā\* was not developed in this system and the same marker depicted the medial \*-a\* and \*-ā\*, which could be distinguished only from the linguistic context. - [Previous: c26.s5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c26.s5.3) - [Next: c26.s5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c26.s5.5) - [Up: c26.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c26.s5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c26.s5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c26.s5.4) · Pramāṇa