Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s1.t8.15

c28.s1.t8.15

1. HKS and KVS read *kō*. There is an angular chisel cut like inverted L just above, but not touching the letter, which was probably made when the drip ledge was carved.
2. HKS and KVS read *ḷa*.
3. The medial *-ā* stroke of this letter lies along a natural groove in the rock.
4. *kuṭuppitta*. Cf. LT *koṭuppitta*.
5. The meaning of *kañcaṇam* is uncertain; the context indicates some kind of a stone structure.