Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s1.t9: X. Karungalakkudi
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s1.t9
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X. Karungalakkudi
c28.s1.t9.1
| **34. A.** | | **e¹ ḷai² ya ū ra a ri ti³ ṉa pā ḷi** |
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| | **B.** | ***eḷai-y-ūr⁴ ariti=ṉ⁵ paḷi⁶*** |
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| | | **எழைய்ஊர் அரிதின் பளி** |
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| | | **The hermitage (is the gift) of Ariti of Eḷaiyūr.** |
c28.s1.t9.2
| **ILL.** | **Tracing: Fig. 8.18. Estampage: Pl. 15B.** |
| **Locus** | **On the brow of the cave on the Pañcapāṇṭavar-kuṭṭu hill; partly overwritten by a later Tamil inscription located just above.** |
| **No. of lines** | **1** |
| **Length** | **140 cm.** |
| **Date** | **ca. 2nd century B.C.** |
| **Publ.** | ***ARE* 561/19; *ARE* 1911-12:Pl. facing p. 50. IM:28/1966.** |
| | **CNR:VI (p. 370); HKS: VI (pp. 340-341); HTS:8 (pp. 49, 83); KVS:VII (p. 295); KZ:6 (p. 21);** |
| | **MSV:11 (pp. 99-101); RN:7 (pp. 58-59); RPS:23 (pp. 163-197); TVM:2 (pp. 212-213; Pl. 6).** |
| **Notes** | |
| 1. | The lower corner of the letter appears incomplete in the estampage due to shallower engraving. |
| 2. | HKS and KVS read *thu*. |
| 3. | What HKS described as 'the mark of interrogation' or 'a damaged Aśōkan *kha*' between the 8th and 9th letters, is in fact a part of the overwriting in modern Tamil characters. |
| 4. | *eḷai-* is probably a variant of *eḍai* (LT *iṭai*). Cf. *kaḷu-* (*kaṭu-*) (No. 44). See Commentary for the alternation between *ṭ* and *ḷ* in these cases. |
| 5. | *aritiṉ* is construed as *ariti* + *(i)ṉ* 'of Ariti'. Cf. ariyti (No. 25). |
| 6. | *paḷḷi*. |
c28.s1.t9.3
Figure 8.19. XI. MUDALAIKULAM Inscription No. 35 Tracing. Scale: one-tenth.