Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s2.t13.6

c28.s2.t13.6

**Notes**
1. The Southern Brāhmī characters of ca. 3rd century A.D. for *k* and *m* occur in L. 1. See n.1, No. *84*.
2. The vertical part of the letter has a pronounced curve. It is cut across in the middle by a cleft in the rock. This probably misled TVM into reading this letter as *ṭo*.
3. The vertical of the letter is cut across diagonally by a cleft in the rock.
4. There is a gap of about 15 cm. after this letter. There is a deep cleft here; the two letters after the cleft, covered by thick moss, were missed during my earlier copying.
5. TVM reads *ma*.
6. The letter is engraved twice, one below the other, but the upper one is erased.
7. There is a damaged letter here which cannot be identified as the lower portion is broken off.
8. Cf. LT *ācu* 'prop, support'; *āsi* (AMg.) 'support'.
9. *taccaṉ* 'carpenter'.
10. 'for the canopy' is understood, as indicated by the two large square post holes above the inscription.