XII.  Alagarmalai  (அழகர்மலை) - 1

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XII.  ALAGARMALAI  (அழகர்மலை) - 1
36.
A.
mā1  ti  ra2  ya  po  ṉa  ko  la  vā  ṉa  a  tā  ṉa  a  tā  ṉa $3  
B.
matiray4  poṉ-kolvaṉ5  ataṉ ataṉ6
    
அ.
மா தி ர ய பொ ன கொ ல வா ன அ தா ன அ தா ன $
    
ஆ.
மதிரய் பொன் கொல்வன் அதன் அதன்
Translation
(The gift 7 of ) Ataṉ Ataṉ, the goldsmith (poṉ-kolvaṉ) from Matiray.
Locus
On the brow of the cave on the Aḻakarmalai hill, below the upper drip ledge; inscription at left.
No. of lines
1
Length
144 cm.
Date
ca. 1st century B.C.E.
Notes
1. Earlier readings have an additional letter ta between the first and second letters, traces of which can be seen in the estampage. However, its presence could not be confirmed during the rechecking.
2. The letter appears on closer examination to be ra and not rai as read earlier.
3. A symbol. See ETE 2, Section 5.18 for discussion on the symbols.
4. Variant of matirai. See ETE 2, Commentary (24.2).
5. cf. LT poṉ kollaṉ 'goldsmith'.
6. The composite name signifies 'Ataṉ, son of Ataṉ', as explicitly stated in 40.
7. 'the drip ledge' is understood from the context.
Field Notes