Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s2.t18.11

c28.s2.t18.11

**Notes**
1. A unique feature of this inscription is the elongated and leftward curling of the lower ends of the verticals in the letters *k* and *r*, resembling contemporary Southern Brāhmī characters. See section 5.11: *k* and *r*. See also Palaeographic Charts 5A & 5B.
2. [va] in *ARE*.
3. The small, circular depression inside this letter was earlier mistaken by me for the *puḷḷi*. It was found to be a natural feature when the inscription was checked again *in situ* by Natana Kasinathan and myself in 1992.
4. There is some doubt whether the horizontal stroke at top left is part of the basic letter *ḻ* (as in Nos. **83** & **85**) or represents the medial *-ā* sign which can be added only at this point.
5. The 'looped' *ta* shows the influence of the Southern Brāhmī script. See n.1 above.
6. A composite place name as judged from the word order. Cf. (inscr.) *parampaṉ* 'a class of cultivators', *parampañcey nilam* 'a type of land'.
7. *kiḻār*, a title of respect for the chief or leading landowner or an eminent person of the place.
8. Cf. *viyākaṉ* 'Skanda' (*TL*). Cf. *viyakaṉ* (No. **39**).
9. *kaṇṇa-*.
10. *toṭṭa* from *toṭu* 'to dig, excavate'.