Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s3.t3: XXXV. Indalur
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s3.t3
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XXXV. Indalur
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**113. A.** L. 1 **ki ḷa¹ c² ce ri k³ ko⁴ ḷi p[o]⁵** L. 2 **ṟa⁶ ko⁴ ṟa⁷ ṟi⁷**
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**B.** L. 1 ***kīḻ⁸-c-cēri-k-kōḻi p[o]-*** L. 2 ***ṟkoṟṟi⁹***
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L. 1 **கிழ்ச்சேரிக் கோழி [பொ]** L. 2 **ற்கொற்றி**
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**Porkoṟṟi, the (fighting) cock of Kīḻccēri.¹⁰**
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| **ILL.** | Tracing: Fig. 8.49B. Estampage: Pl. 47B. |
| **Locus** | On a granite stele (68 x 61 cm.) outside the Piḷḷaiyār temple in the village; above the figure of a fighting cock; weather-worn and faint. See section 1.8.3. |
| **No. of lines** | 2 |
| **Length** | L. 1: 43 cm.; L. 2: 23 cm. |
| **Date** | ca. 6th century A.D. |
| **Publ.** | Natana Kasinathan 1978: pp. 86-87. Thamaraikkannan 1979: pp. 120-129. |
| | I. Mahadevan 1997c: pp. 9-19 (with Pl.). |
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Notes
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1. Natana Kasinathan and Thamaraikkannan read *ḷu*.
2. The *puḷḷi* of this letter is placed at right in the middle of the line almost touching the next letter.
3. This letter seems to have been omitted at first by oversight and then engraved in a smaller size in the available space. The small *puḷḷi* placed over the letter is almost touching it.
4. Two different forms of the *-o* medial sign are seen in the 7th letter in L. 1 and the 2nd letter in L. 2.
5. Natana Kasinathan and Thamaraikkannan also read *po*. The right medial stroke is much shorter than the left apparently due to lack of space at the extreme right edge of the incuse.
6. Natana Kasinathan and Thamaraikkannan read *ṟu*.
7. The last two letters in L. 2 are read *t ta* by Natana Kasinathan and Thamaraikkannan.
8. Read *kīḻ-*. Cf. *mēṟcēri* (**No. 112**).
9. *porkoṟṟi* is the pet name given to the fighting cock.
10. See Commentary on the sport of cockfight in ancient Tamil country. See also section 4.23.