Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s2.t3: Pugalur - 3

Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s2.t3

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Pugalur - 3

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63. A. L. 1 **yā ṟa rū ra ce ṅa kā ya pa ṉa** L. 2 **[t]ā¹ va ṉa ū ra² pa pi ṉa a ṉa ku ṟa ṟa ṉa** L. 3 **ṉa a ṟu pi ta ta a ti ṭa ṭā ṉa ma**

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B. L. 1 *yāṟṟūr ceṅkāyapaṉ* [ / * ] L. 2 *[t]āvaṉ-ūr-p-piṉ-aṉ* ³ *kuṟṟaṉ-* L. 3 *ṉ⁴ aṟupitta⁵ atiṭṭāṉam⁶*

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L. 1 யாற்றூர் செங்காயபன் [|*] L. 2 [த]ாவன்ஊர்ப் பின்அன் குற்றன் L. 3 ன் அறுபித்த அதிட்டானம்

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(To) Ceṅkāyapaṉ of Yāṟṟūr. The seat was caused to be carved by Piṇṇaṉ Kuṟṟaṉ of Tāvaṉūr.

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ILL. Tracing: Fig. 8.31. Estampage: Pl. 28.

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Locus On the stone bed at left inside the cave; worn out by prolonged occupation and barely visible. (See Fig. 1.10.)

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Length L. 1 & 2: 51 cm. each; L. 3: 42 cm.

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Publ. *ARE* 342 [A]/1927-28. IM: 60/1966. HTS: 15.5 (pp. 57-62); RN: 16.3 (pp. 66-74); TVM: 14-III (left) (pp. 279-284, Pl. 24 middle).

Notes
1. The lower portion of the letter is damaged.
2. There is a small circular depression between the 5th and 6th letters in L. 2.
3. *piṉṉaṉ* 'younger brother', here as a personal name.
4. The doubling of *ṉ* indicates sandhi with the vowel of the following word, which is, however, written separately. See section 6.17.4.
5. *aṟuppitta*.
6. See n.10, No. 49.

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Figure 8.32. PUGALUR 4-6 Inscriptions Nos. *64-66*