Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s2.t5: Pugalur - 5
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s2.t5
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Pugalur - 5
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L. 1 **na li [ya]¹ ū ra ā pi ṭa ṉa ku ṟu ma ma ka ḷa²**
L. 2 **kī ra ṉa ko³ ṟi ce yi pi ta pā ḷi**
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B.
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L. 1 *nali-[y]-ūr-ā*⁴ *piṭaṉ*⁵ *kuṟummakaḷ*⁶
L. 2 *kīraṉ koṟi*⁷ *ceyipita*⁸ *paḷi*⁹
c28.s2.t5.4
L. 1 நலி[ய்]ஊர்ஆ பிடன் குறும்மகள்
L. 2 கீரன் கொறி செயிபித பளி
c28.s2.t5.5
The hermitage was caused to be made by **Kīraṉ Koṟṟi**, the young daughter of **Piṭṭaṉ** of **Nalliyūr**.
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| **ILL.** | Tracing: Fig. 8.32. Estampage: Pl. 29. |
| **Locus** | To the left of the entrance to the eastern cave on the southern face of the hill; engraved on rough surface and weather-beaten; worn thin but legible. |
| **No. of lines** | 2 |
| **Length** | L. 1:118 cm; L. 2:79 cm. |
| **Date** | ca. 2nd century A.D. |
| **Publ.** | *ARE* B. 296/1963-64. IM: 59/1966. |
| | *HTS*:15.3 (pp. 57-62); MSV:17.3 (pp. 137-141); |
| | RN:16.12 (pp. 66-74); RPS:41 (pp. 163-197). |
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Notes
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1. This letter which looks like *pi* is an unusual variant of *y*. See n. 6, No. **55**. Similar variations of *y* looking like *pi* or *pe* have been noticed more recently on pottery inscriptions. See section 5.11: *y* and Palaeographic Chart 7. See also No. 6, Table 1.5 and Fig. 1.20 C.
2. This letter is engraved below the line to avoid the uneven and rough rock surface here.
3. I had earlier incorrectly copied this letter as *nō*. It is *ko* as pointed out by MSV.
4. *nalli-*. Cf. *nalli-* (No. **66**). *-ā* is the genitive suffix. Cf. *kuvirā* (No. **23**) and *nalli-y-ūr-ā* (No. **66**). See Commentary for discussion.
5. *piṭṭaṉ*. Cf. Piṭṭaṉ, N. of a chieftain. See section 4.5.2.
6. Cf. LT *kuṟumakaḷ* 'daughter, young woman'. Alternatively, this may be construed as two words *kuṟum makaḷ* 'young daughter'.
7. *koṟṟi*. Cf. *koṟṟi* (No. **66**). Cf. LT *koṟṟi*. 'goddess of victory', occurring here as a personal name.
8. *ceyipitta*. Cf. LT *ceyvitta*.