Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s3.t1: XXXIII. Perumukkal
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s3.t1
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XXXIII. Perumukkal
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**111. A.** **i¹ rā ca ra²**
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**B.** ***irācar***
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இராசர்
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The kings.³
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| **ILL.** | Tracing: Fig. 8.48B. Estampage: Pl. 46B. |
| **Locus** | On the rear rock wall of the cave with rock carvings on the eastern slope of the hill. See section 1.8.1(iii). |
| **No. of lines** | 1 |
| **Length** | 32 cm. |
| **Date** | ca. 5th century A.D. |
| **Publ.** | A. Thasarathan and B. Kannaiyan 1993: pp. 114-154, Fig. 6. |
| | R. Vasanthakalyani 1994: pp. 23-30. K.Rajan 1997: pp. 304-306, Fig. 27 (eye copy). |
| **Notes** | |
| 1. | An early form of the initial vowel *i* in Vaṭṭeḻuttu. It has been read as *po* by Vasanthakalyani. |
| 2. | What has been read as *ṉ* after this letter by Vasanthakalyani, is a natural cleft in the rock as verified *in situ*. |
| 3. | The label is engraved above the much older rock carvings which depict, *inter alia*, a personage seated in a covered vehicle. |
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Figure 8.49A. **XXXIV. ARASALAPURAM:** Inscription No. *112* Figure 8.49B. **XXXV. INDALUR:** Inscription No. *113* Figure 8.49C. **XXXVI. ERETTIMALAI:** Inscription No. *114* Tracings. Scale: one-fourth (Nos. *112* & *113*), one-half (No. *114*)