[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.s6.2 # Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c26.s6.2 Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c26.s6.2 - **Language:** English ### [c26.s6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c26.s6.2) (a) The short \*-a\* is invariably marked by the horizontal stroke to the right of the consonant, which denotes the long \*-ā\* in the Mauryan alphabet except when an \*anusvāra\* follows; - [Previous: c26.s6.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c26.s6.1) - [Next: c26.s6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c26.s6.3) - [Up: c26.s6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c26.s6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c26.s6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c26.s6.2) · Pramāṇa