[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Indian Epigraphical Glossary](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966) › c6.6057 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.6057 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.6057 - **Language:** English ### [c6.6057](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6057) tāla-patra, Tamil olai (SITI); literally, ‘palmyra-leaf’; an order from the king or a person in authority. Cf. olai-ccāḍanam, ‘a document written on palm-leaf’; olai-ccampaḍam, ‘wages paid to the messenger who brings the olai to meet his expenses on the way’; also written as olai-ccambaḷam, olai-ccammāḍam, etc.; same as nirūpa-ccambaḷam; cf. olai-nāyaka, ‘the chief secretary or the senior officer looking after correspondence.’ - [Previous: c6.6056](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6056) - [Next: c6.6058](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6058) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6057](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6057) · Pramāṇa