Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s3.t4.7
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s3.t4.7
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c28.s3.t4.7
| **ILL.** | Tracing: Fig. 8.49C. Estampage: Pl. 48. |
| **Locus** | On a small, smooth, shoe-shaped stone-stopper (25 x 16 x 15 cm. approximately); slightly broken. Originally from Erettimalai (Īreṭṭimalai) and now in the collections of TNSA. See section 1.8.4 and Fig. 1.17. |
| **No. of lines** | 2 |
| **Length** | L. 1:11 cm; L. 2:14 cm. |
| **Date** | ca. 5th century A.D. |
| **Publ.** | *IAR* 1983-84:p. 156. |
| | Natana Kasinathan 1985: pp. 16-19 (with Pl.); 1988: pp. 116-118. |
| **Notes** | |
| 1. | Natana Kasinathan reads *ṟa*. |
| 2. | The *puḷḷi* to the top right of this letter looks like a short vertical stroke. |
| 3. | The *puḷḷi* is placed to the right of this letter. |
| 4. | Variant of **tuṟukai*, probably 'outlet (*tūmpu*) of a channel'. Cf. *tuṟukal* 'stone stopper to close the *tūmpu*'. See Commentary for discussion. |
| 5. | A compound verb from *uḷ* 'in' + *āru* (LT *ār*) 'to be filled'. Cf. LT *uḷḷārnta*. |