Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s1.t8.36

c28.s1.t8.36

| **ILL.** | Tracing: Fig. 8.11. Estampage: Pl. 11. |
| **Locus** | On the brow of the main cave, below the drip ledge. Even though the rock is badly disintegrated and the inscription weather-worn, it is relatively better preserved, protected by the drip ledge. |
| **No. of lines** | 1 |
| **Length** | 162 cm. |
| **Date** | *ca.* 2nd century B.C. |
| **Publ.** | *ARE* 38C/1908. *IM*: 47/1966. |
| | *HTS*:11.3 (p. 54); *TVM*:12-CI & C2 (pp. 272-273, Pl. 21 top & bottom). |
| **Notes** | |
| 1. | -*nataṇ* from *nantaṉ* with the omission of the nasal. Cf. *nata-siri-* (No. 3) and *nataṉ* (Nos. 44 & 48). Cf. LT *nantaṉ*, a personal name. |
| 2. | Cf. *karukiya* (*karukkiya*) (No. 112). Cf. LT *karukku* (n.) 'engraving, carving'. |
| 3. | Cf. *muḷākai* (No. 7). Cf. LT *muḻai* 'cave'. |