Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s3.8
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s3.8
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| **ILL.** | Tracing: Fig. 8.44. Estampage: Pl. 43. |
| **Locus** | First inscription (from left) in the upper line on a rock wall inside the lower cave on the hill; engraved on soft rock, permanently damp and covered with thick moss. There are faint traces of an earlier (?) layer of inscriptions seen to the left of No. *101* and right of No. *104*. See section 1.8.1(i). |
| **No. of lines** | 1 |
| **Length** | 169 cm. |
| **Date** | ca. 5th century A.D. |
| **Publ.** | ARE B. 338[A]/1992-93. |
| | S. Rajavelu 1995b:No. 1 (with eye copy). |
| **Notes** | |
| 1. | All the basic consonants are marked by the *puḷḷi*. |
| 2. | A symbol (bow & arrow) is engraved between the 3rd & 4th letters. See section 5.18. |
| 3. | The *-ai* medial stroke is disproportionately large and spreads over the previous letter also. |
| 4. | A place name. Cf. LT *cem-* 'good', *poykai* 'pool', *pēṭu* 'hamlet'. The village made the gift collectively. |
| 5. | *taitta* 'which was made'. |