Ancient History of the Deccan c4.s1.t2.80

c4.s1.t2.80

But, if, instead of comparing the letters, we compare the general aspect of the writings, the Chendalûr plates appear to be a little irregular and disorderly which is a characteristic of the ancient documents, whereas, the plates of Uruvapalli, Mâṅgalûr, Pikira possess the order and regularity that belong to more modern writings. However, I do not believe that, in general, a comparison of the alphabets can give us any very correct information. Not only the plates of the Pallavas but also those of the Gaṅgas and the Kadambas prove that the alphabets differ much according to the scribes who have engraved the plates; and the documents of the same reign do not sometimes resemble one another. Lastly, I think that there is no need to compare the Chendalûr plates dated from Kâñchîpuram with those of Uruvupalli dated from Palakkada, Mâṅgalûr dated from Daśanapura, and Pikira dated from Mênmatura: the towns of Palakkada, Daśanapura and Mênmatura were probably in the Guṇṭur district, that is, far away from Kâñchîpuram and the difference of the countries fully explains the difference in the alphabets.