Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s1.t13: XVIII. Jambai
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s1.t13
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XVIII. Jambai
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**59. A.** **sa ti ya pu to a ti ya na ne ṭu mā na a ñci ī ta ta pā ḷi**
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**B.** *satiyaputō*¹ *atiyan neṭumān*² *añci*³ *ītta paḷi*⁴
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¹ *-puttō.* Cf. *satiyaputō* (Pāli) in Asōka's second rock edict. See Commentary for discussion.
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² Read *atiyaṉ neṭumāṉ.* The use of *n* for *ṉ* is a scribal error. See n.5, No. **20.** See also section 7.7.2.
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³ Cf. Atiyamāṉ Neṭumāṉ Añci celebrated in the Caṅkam literature. The identification was first proposed by Nagaswamy. See section 4.5.1 for discussion.
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⁴ *paḷḷi.* See n.6, No. **52.**
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ஸதியபுதோ அதியந் நெடுமாந் அஞ்சி ஈத்த பளி
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The hermitage was given by **Atiyaṉ Neṭumāṉ Añci**, the **Satiyaputta.**
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| **ILL.** | Tracing: Fig. 8.27. Estampage: Pl. 26A. |
| **Locus** | On the rear wall of the cave (called Dāsimaḍam) on the Āḷuruṭṭimalai hill; well-preserved. See section 1.6.1 and Fig. 1.12. |
| **No. of lines** | 1 |
| **Length** | 120 cm. |
| **Date** | ca. 1st century A.D. |
| **Publ.** | MSV: Appendix pp. 145-148 (posthumous; added by the Editor). R. Nagaswamy 1981a & b (with Pl.). K. Selvaraj 1981 (unpublished). K.V. Ramesh 1985: pp. 3-4. I. Mahadevan 1994a: pp. 116-134 (with Pl.). K. Rajan 1997:p. 309. |
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