Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s3.t7: XXXIX. Pillaiyarpatti
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s3.t7
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XXXIX. Pillaiyarpatti
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L. 1 **e¹ k² kā ṭ ṭū ru** L. 2 **k ko ṉ pe ru n ta ca ṉ**
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**B.** L. 1 **ekkāṭṭūru-³** L. 2 **k-kōṉ peruntacaṉ⁴**
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L. 1 **எக்காட்டூரு** L. 2 **க் கோன் பெருந்தசன்**
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Chieftain of Ekkāṭṭūru, the master mason.⁵
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| **ILL.** | Tracing: Fig. 8.52. Estampage: Pl. 51. |
| **Locus** | On a pilaster of the western rock wall in the rock-cut Piḷḷaiyār shrine; well-preserved. See section 1.8.5. |
| **No. of lines** | 2 |
| **Length** | L. 1: 32 cm.; L. 2: 53 cm. |
| **Date** | ca. 6th century A.D. |
| **Publ.** | *ARE* 156/1935-36. *IM*:75/1966. |
| | *HTS*:20 (pp. 63-64); *RN*:19 (pp. 79-80); RPS:46 (pp. 103-197). |
| | I. Mahadevan 1965d, 1997d. |
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Notes
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1. The short vowel *e* is marked by the *puḷḷi* placed inside the letter.
2. All the six basic consonants are marked by the *puḷḷi*. The *puḷḷi* marks came to light when the thick layer of sandal paste on the pilaster was removed by our team (I. Mahadevan 1992:pp. 154-155).
3. Probably *ek-* < **eru-k*. Cf. *erukāṭu-ūru* (No. 52) and *erukāṭur* (No. 55). Cf. LT *erukkāṭṭūr*.
4. Reading according to RN; verified *in situ* at the time of checking the inscription again. *-taccaṉ*. Cf. (inscr.) *peruntaccaṉ*.
5. See Commentary on the dating of the rock-cut cave from palaeographic evidence.
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118.
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119.
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Figure 8.53. *XL. EDAKAL-B 1 & 2* Inscriptions Nos. *118 & 119* Tracings. Scale: one-eighth.
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XL. EDAKAL - B (எடக்கல் - ஆ) - 1
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A. **pa l¹ pu li tā t² ta kā ri**
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B. ***palpuli³ tātta kāri***
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பல்புலி தாத்த காரி
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Tātta Kāri of Palpuli.
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| **ILL.** | Tracing: Fig. 8.53. Estampage: Pl. 52. |
| **Locus** | On the south rock wall of the Edakal cave with prehistoric carvings; well-preserved. See section 1.8.6 (ii). |
| **No. of lines** | 1 |
| **Length** | 102 cm. |
| **Date** | ca. 5th century A.D. |
| **Publ.** | *ARE* 121/1897. *SII.* VI: No. 75. |
| | F. Fawcett 1901: Estampage No. 2; Pl. I, Fig. 1 (top line); Pl. II, Fig. 1 (top line at left); with comments by E. Hultzsch. |
| | I. Mahadevan and S. Swaminathan 1998: pp. 20-29. I. Mahadevan 1999: pp. 1-19 (with Pl.). |
| **Notes** | |
| 1. | The letter is marked with a *puḷḷi*. Hultzsch read this earlier as *laṁ* treating the *puḷḷi* as the *anusvāra*, but later corrected the reading as *l*. |
| 2. | The letter is marked with a *puḷḷi*. Hultzsch reads *naṁ* . |
| 3. | A place name. |
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EDAKAL - B (எடக்கல் - ஆ) - 2
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**119. A.** **ve ṅ¹ ko ma lai ka c¹ ca va nu ca t¹ ti**
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**B.** *veṅkōmalai kaccavanu² catti*
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வெங்கோமலை கச்சவநு சத்தி
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Kaccavaṉu Catti of Veṅkōmalai.
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| **ILL.** | **Tracing: Fig. 8.53. Estampage: Pl. 52.** |
| **Locus** | **On the south rock wall of the cave; well-preserved.** |
| **No. of lines** | **1** |
| **Length** | **133 cm.** |
| **Date** | **ca. 5th century A.D.** |
| **Publ.** | **ARE 122/1897. *SII.* VI: No. 76.** |
| | **F. Fawcett 1901: Estampage No. 3; Pl. I, Fig. 2; Pl. II, Fig. 1 (top line at right).** |
| | **I. Mahadevan and S. Swaminathan 1998: pp. 20-29. I. Mahadevan 1999: pp. 1-19 (with Pl.).** |
| **Notes** | |
| 1. | All the basic consonants are marked with the *puḷḷi*. |
| 2. | Read *kaccavaṉu*. Cf. *kaśyapa*, *kacchapa* (Skt.), gōtra names. |