[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) › c8.10 # Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c8.10 Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c8.10 - **Language:** English ### [c8.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.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 | - [Previous: c8.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c8.9) - [Next: c8.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c8.11) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c8) ## Linked texts (1) - [Tolkāppiyam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sangam.grammar.tolkappiyam) — Tolkāppiyar, Tamil --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c8.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c8.10) · Pramāṇa