Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s1.t12.62

c28.s1.t12.62

1. HKS and KVS read *kō*.
2. HKS reads *i* and KVS *ī*.
3. HKS reads *jaṁ* with the comment, "one can venture to say that it is somewhat like the modern Tamil *ḻa*". It was left to KVS to confirm this important identification. See section 2.4.2.
4. According to TVM, the medial strokes of *-ā* are "added twice" in the 15th and 29th letters, and "as such, they have to be read only as long". The letters do not have double strokes as verified *in situ*. See also n.3, *No. 11*.
5. A vertical line is engraved between the two segments. The letters are smaller in size after the line.
6. As pointed out by HKS, *y* has an irregular shape with the left limb attached to the middle of the vertical. This variant form is further developed in Nos. *65* & *66*. See n.1, *No. 65*.
7. As pointed out by HKS, the vertical line of *c* projects below the loop at the bottom. See also n.1, *No. 105*. *c* in these cases resembles that of the Bhattiprolu alphabet.
8. Read *erukāṭūr* (*erukkāṭṭūr*). Cf. LT *erukkāṭṭūr*.
9. Read *īḷa-*. Cf. LT *īḻam* 'Sri Lanka'; alternatively, *īla-* 'of the tree-climber caste' (RPS). Cf. LT *īḻam* 'toddy, arrack'. The latter interpretation suits the context better. See section 4.20.1 (i).
10. [*ṉ\**] supplied here from the evidence of the noun which follows.
11. *āyccayyaṉ*. Construed as *āyca* (*āycca*) + *ayaṉ* (*ayyaṉ*). Cf. (Ka. inscr.) *āycayya*; (Ta. inscr.) *āccaṉ*, *ācciyaṉ*. Cf. *āicca* (AMg.) < *āditya* (Skt.).
12. *neṭu-cāttaṉ*.
13. 'the stone beds' is understood from the context.