[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Archaeology, epigraphy and coins](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy) › [Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003) › c28.s3.17 # Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s3.17 Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s3.17 - **Language:** English ### [c28.s3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c28.s3.17) \*\*Notes\*\* 1. The medial short vowels \*-e\* and \*-o\* are marked by the \*puḷḷi\*. 2. All the basic consonants are marked by the \*puḷḷi\*. 3. The \*-ai\* medial sign is archaic for this period. 4. A vertical dividing line is engraved between this and the next inscription (No. \*103\*). - [Previous: c28.s3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c28.s3.16) - [Next: c28.s3.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c28.s3.18) - [Up: c28.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c28.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c28.s3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c28.s3.17) · Pramāṇa