[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) › c8.18 # Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c8.18 Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c8.18 - **Language:** English ### [c8.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c8.18) | Site No. | Site | Inscr. No. | Corpus Page | Commentary Page | | | \*\*Early Tamil-Brāhmī Inscriptions (\*1-59\*)\*\* | | | | | | \*\*(ca. 2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.)\*\* | | | | | | Introduction | | 309 | 541 | | I | Mangulam 1-6 | \*1-6\* | 315 | 543 | | II | Arittapatti | \*7\* | 325 | 552 | | III | Tiruvadavur 1-2 | \*8-9\* | 327 | 552 | | IV | Kilavalavu | \*10\* | 331 | 554 | | V | Kongarpuliyankulam 1-3 | \*11-13\* | 333 | 555 | | VI | Marukaltalai | \*14\* | 337 | 558 | | VII | Varichiyur 1-3 | \*15-17\* | 339 | 559 | | VIII | Vikkiramangalam 1-6 | \*18-23\* | 343 | 560 | | IX | Mettuppatti 1-10 | \*24-33\* | 351 | 563 | | X | Karungalakkudi | \*34\* | 365 | 567 | | XI | Mudalaikulam | \*35\* | 367 | 568 | | XII | Alagarmalai 1-13 | \*36-48\* | 369 | 569 | | XIII | Sittannavasal-A | \*49\* | 385 | 577 | | XIV | Aiyarmalai | \*50\* | 387 | 580 | | XV | Tirumalai 1-2 | \*51-52\* | 388 | 581 | | XVI | Tirupparankunram 1-3 | \*53-55\* | 391 | 583 | | XVII | Muttuppatti 1-3 | \*56-58\* | 395 | 586 | | XVIII | Jambai | \*59\* | 399 | 588 | - [Previous: c8.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c8.17) - [Next: c8.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c8.19) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c8) ## Linked texts (2) - [Cittaṉṉavācal](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.sittannavasal) - [Tirupparaṅkuṉram](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.tirupparankunram) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c8.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.mahadevan-2003.c8.18) · Pramāṇa