Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s3.t9: XLII. Tamatakallu
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s3.t9
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XLII. Tamatakallu
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**121. A.** L. 1 **e ḻu ra** L. 2 **mo na la [ña]**¹ L. 3 **cā t**² **ta ṉ**²
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**B.** L. 1 **ēḻūr**³ L. 2 **mōṉala[ñ]**⁴**=** L. 3 **cāttaṉ**⁵
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L. 1 ஏழூர் L. 2 மோநல[ஞ்] L. 3 சாத்தன்
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Mōṉala(n) Cāttaṉ of Ēḻūr.⁶
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| **ILL.** | Tracing: Fig. 8.54. Estampage: Pl. 54. |
| **Locus** | On the rim of a herostone set up on the ridge of a field called Rāmadēvan to the east of the village near Chitradurga town. The herostone depicts the figures of three warriors and has also an inscription in Skt. above the figures. See section 1.8.6 (iii). |
| **No. of lines** | 3 |
| **Length** | L. 1:9 cm.; L. 2:12 cm.; L. 3:10 cm. |
| **Date** | ca. 6th century A.D. |
| **Publ.** | *Epi. Car.* XI (Rice), Chitaldurg, No. 42; the short Early Vaṭṭeḻuttu inscription in Tamil on the rim has not been noticed. |
| | B. Rajasekharappa (personal communication). K.G. Krishnan (quoted in personal communication from S. Swaminathan). I. Mahadevan and S. Swaminathan 1996: pp. 9-12 (with Pl.). |
| **Notes** | |
| 1. | The letter is indistinct. |
| 2. | The two basic consonants in L. 3 are marked by the *puḷḷi*. |
| 3. | Read *ēḻūr*. |
| 4. | L. 2 has been read as *mōnaguru* by Rajasekharappa and as *māṭalañ*- by Krishnan. |
| 5. | *mōnala(ṉ)* + *cāttaṉ* > *mōnalañcāttaṉ*. The composite name signifies Cāttaṉ, the son of Mōnalaṉ. -*ñ*- due to sandhi. |
| 6. | This inscription engraved in early Vaṭṭeḻuttu script on the rim of the herostone seems to be the signature of the Tamil sculptor as suggested by Rajasekharappa. See Commentary for discussion. |
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TAMIL-BRĀHMĪ AND EARLY VAṬṬEḶUTTU
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TAMIL-BRĀHMĪ AND EARLY VAṬṬEḶUTTU