[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Archaeology, epigraphy and coins](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy) › [Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003) › c7.1 # Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c7.1 Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c7.1 - **Language:** English ### [c7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c7.1) As I have mentioned in the Acknowledgements, several institutions and scholars have generously made available over the years a large number of photographs of estampages and inscribed objects for my study with permission to include them in this publication. However, due to constraint of space, I have been able to include only a much smaller number gratefully acknowledged below. The copyright for the illustrations is held by the concerned institutions and scholars whose permission will be necessary for any reproduction. Maps I and II, Palaeographic Charts (Nos. 1-8), Tracings of inscriptions (Figs. 8.1-8.54) and the drawings (Figs. 5.6, 5.10,5.11,5.15, 6.3 and 6.4) have been made by the author or with his collaboration and would require his permission for reproduction. - [Previous: c6.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c6.16) - [Next: c7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c7.2) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c7.1) · Pramāṇa