Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t18.11
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t18.11
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Cf. LT *atiyaṉ* (*Aka.* 325:8), *atiyar kōmāṉ* (*Puṟa.* 91:3-4) and *atiyamāṉ* (*Puṟa.* 87: colophon). The ancestors of the Atiyar are reputed to have introduced the cultivation of sugar cane in the Tamil country (*Puṟa.* 99:2). See **59.1.a** for the etymological connection with *satiya* < **catiya*.
Linked texts (2)
- Puṟanāṉūṟu — Kapilar & Auvaiyār (Caṅkam), Tamil
- Akanāṉūṟu — Uruttiracaṉmaṉ, Tamil