Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s1.t8.23
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s1.t8.23
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c28.s1.t8.23
| **ILL.** | Tracing: Fig. 8.11. Estampage: Pl. 11. |
| **Locus** | On the brow of the smaller cave facing north on the Udayagiri (Subrahmanyamalai) hill. The rock has disintegrated and the surface badly fissured. Only a fragment has survived. |
| **No. of lines** | 1 |
| **Length** | Approximately 54 cm. (extant). |
| **Date** | *ca.* 2nd century B.C. |
| **Publ.** | *ARE* 38A/1908. *IM* 45/1966. |
| | *HTS*:11.1 (p. 54); *RN*:13.1 (p. 64); *TVM*:12A (pp. 272-273, Pl. 20 bottom). |
| **Notes** | |
| 1. | The apparent joining of the first two or three letters may be due to the badly fissured rock surface. |
| 2. | The letter is damaged. |
| 3. | The rest of the inscription is lost. |
| 4. | *paḷḷi-*. |
| 5. | *koṭuppi . . .* (fragmentary). |
| 6. | Name of the donor is lost. |