Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c3.1
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c3.1
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| | Page |
| *Preface* | ix |
| *Introduction* | xi |
| *Acknowledgements* | xiii |
| *Credits for illustrations* | xvi |
| *Detailed table of contents* | xviii |
| *List of tables* | xxix |
| *List of maps and charts* | xxx |
| *List of figures* | xxxi |
| *List of tracings of inscriptions (Figures)* | xxxiii |
| *List of estampages of inscriptions (Plates)* | xxxiv |
| *Abbreviations* | xxxv |
| *Scheme of transliteration and diacritical marks* | xxxviii |
| *Table of conventional symbols* | xxxix |
| **Part One: Early Tamil Inscriptions** | |
| 1. Discovery | 3 |
| 2. Decipherment | 69 |
| 3. Language | 101 |
| 4. Polity | 115 |
| **Part Two: Studies in Early Tamil Epigraphy** | |
| 5. Palaeography | 167 |
| 6. Orthography | 225 |
| 7. Grammar | 253 |
| **Part Three: Corpus of Early Tamil Inscriptions** | |
| Corpus (with tracings of inscriptions) | 309 |
| Estampages of inscriptions | 483 |
| Commentary | 539 |
| Appendices | 641 |
| **Bibliography** | 685 |
| **General Index** | 705 |