Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c8.10

c8.10

| Section | Page | Section | Page |
| **5.15.7 Reason for the employment of Tamil in the coin-legends** | 205 | **6.3 Orthographic conventions in Brāhmī inscriptions** | 225 |
| **5.16 Numerals** | 205 | **6.4 Evolution of alternative medial vowel notations in Tamil-Brāhmī inscriptions** | 226 |
| **5.17 Punctuation** | 205 | | |
| **5.18 Symbols in cave inscriptions** | 205 | **6.5 TB-I system of medial vowel notation** | 227 |
| **5.18.1 Juxtaposition of script and symbols on pottery from Kodumanal** | 206 | **6.6 Medial vowel notation in Bhattiprolu inscriptions** | 227 |
| **5.18.2 Symbols in the cave inscriptions of Sri Lanka** | 209 | **6.7 TB-II system of medial vowel notation** | 229 |
| **5.18.3 The Anaikoddai Seal** | 209 | **6.8 TB-III (*puḷḷi*) system of medial vowel notation** | 230 |
| **5.18.4 Cave symbols and signs of the Indus script** | 209 | **6.9 The *puḷḷi* in *Tolkāppiyam*** | 230 |
| **5.19 The Vaṭṭeluttu script** | 210 | **6.10 Medial vowel notations in Tamil-Brāhmī inscriptions: a comparative study** | 231 |
| **5.19.1 Origin of Vaṭṭeluttu** | 210 | | |
| **5.19.2 Evolution of Vaṭṭeluttu: the early phase (5-6 centuries a.d.)** | 211 | **6.11 Medial vowel notations in cave inscriptions** | 234 |
| **5.19.3 Evolution of Vaṭṭeluttu: the middle phase (7-10 centuries a.d.)** | 212 | **6.12 Medial vowel notations in pottery inscriptions** | 234 |
| **5.19.4 Evolution of Vaṭṭeluttu: the last phase (11-19 centuries a.d.)** | 212 | **6.12.1 At sites in Tamil Nadu** | 235 |
| | | **6.12.2 From sites outside Tamil Nadu** | 235 |
| **5.20 The Tamil script** | 213 | **6.13 Medial vowel notations in legends on inscribed objects** | 235 |
| **5.20.1 Emergence of the Tamil script** | 213 | **6.13.1 Coins** | 236 |
| **5.20.2 Evidence for earlier Tamil inscriptions re-examined** | 214 | **6.13.2 Seals** | 236 |
| **5.21 Evolution and chronology of South Indian scripts: a summary** | 215 | **6.13.3 Rings** | 236 |
| | | **6.14 Use of *ī* as *i* in Early Tamil-Brāhmī inscriptions** | 237 |
| **6. Orthography** | | **6.15 Special usage governing *u*-vowels in Early Tamil-Brāhmī inscriptions** | 237 |
| **6.1 Introduction** | 225 | | |
| **6.2 Orthographic 'peculiarities' of Tamil-Brāhmī inscriptions** | 225 | **6.15.1 Apparent lengthening of *u* as *ū*** | 237 |