Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t1.27
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t1.27
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c28.s6.t1.27
***ītā*** (**2.4**) may be read as *itā* also, as the character *ī* was also employed to write *i* in the Early Ta. Br. inscriptions; e.g., ***iḷañcaṭikaṉ*** (**2.7**). See section 6.14. However, the reading ***ītā*** is more likely here as shown by the contrast with ***ittā-(1.4)***. The variant *ītā* is also probably more ancient than *itā* (T. Murugarathanam 1994:pp. 15-20).