Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t9.5
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s6.t9.5
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**24.2 *matirai*** (P.) same as Maturai (Madurai), the ancient capital of the Pāṇṭiya kingdom. The name is written variously as ***mattirai* (38.1)**, ***matira* (27.1)**, ***matiray* (36.1)** or ***matirai* (24.2)**. While the literary form is *maturai* (*Puṟa*. 32:5, *Matu*. 699; *Tivā*. 943; *Piṅkala*. 464; *Cūṭā*. 5:41), the preferred inscriptional form is *matirai*. Cf. Pulankurichi Inscrs. II. 4, ca. 5th cent. A.D.; also see *SII*. I-III:Indexes.
Linked texts (6)
- Piṅkala Nikaṇṭu — Piṅkalar, Tamil
- Cūṭāmaṇi Nikaṇṭu — Maṇṭalapuruṭar 1500, Tamil
- Puṟanāṉūṟu — Kapilar & Auvaiyār (Caṅkam), Tamil
- Maturaikkāñci — Māṅkuṭi Marutaṉār, Tamil
- South Indian Inscriptions
- Cēntaṉ Tivākaram — Tivākarar, Tamil