Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s2.t9: Pugalur - 9
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s2.t9
- Language
- English
Pugalur - 9
c28.s2.t9.1
69. A. L. 1 **ka ru ū ra po ṇa vā ṇi ka ṇa** L. 2 **na¹ t² ti a ti ṭ² ṭā ṇa ma**
c28.s2.t9.2
B. L. 1 ***karu-ūr*³ *poṇ-vāṇikaṉ*** L. 2 ***natti*⁴ *atiṭṭāṉam***
c28.s2.t9.3
L. 1 **கருஊர் பொன் வாணிகன்** L. 2 **நத்தி அதிட்டானம்**
c28.s2.t9.4
The seat (is the gift) of **Natti**, the gold merchant from **Karu-ūr**.
c28.s2.t9.5
| **ILL.** | Tracing: Fig. 8.33. Estampage: Pl. 31. |
| **Locus** | On the third stone bed outside the cave. |
| **No. of lines** | 2 |
| **Length** | L. 1: 55 cm.; L. 2: 57 cm. |
| **Date** | ca. 3rd century A.D. |
| **Publ.** | *ARE* 343/1927-28. IM:66/1966. *HTS*:15.10 (pp. 57-62); MSV:17.1 (pp. 132-134); RN:16.10 (pp. 66-74); RPS:42 (pp. 163-197); TVM:14-IV (pp. 279-284, Pl. 24 bottom). |
c28.s2.t9.6
Notes
c28.s2.t9.7
1. TVM reads *ne* and MSV *po*.
2. The *puḷḷi* marks above these two letters were spotted by M.D. Sampath and myself during our field work in 1991. (Two other *puḷḷi* marks mentioned by TVM as occurring with the 6th and 10th letters in the first line could not be confirmed by us.)
3. Cf. LT *karuvūr* (modern Karūr), the ancient capital of the Irumporai branch of the Cēra dynasty during the Caṅkam Age. See section 4.20.4 (iii).
4. Reading according to RN and RPS.
c28.s2.t9.9
[Figure: Figure 8.34. PUGALUR 10 & 12 Inscriptions Nos. 70 & 72