Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s2.t15.12
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s2.t15.12
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c28.s2.t15.12
1. The *puḷḷi* is marked to the left of the respective letters. Note the *puḷḷi* in *ko* to indicate the short medial vowel-*o*. See Nos. *102* & *104* for other examples.
2. A letter is completely worn down here.
3. The scratch on the rock surface seen to the top right of this letter is not part of the writing as verified *in situ*.
4. Read *nāḷal*. Cf. LT *ñaḻal* / *nāḻal* 'a flowering tree'. The word occurs here as a place name.
5. Variant of *koṟṟantai* (No. **67**). Cf. *matiray* (No. **36**) for *matirai* (No. **24**).
6. *[ḷi*]* restored from the context.