Alagarmalai (அழகர்மலை) - 8

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XII.  Alagarmalai (அழகர்மலை) - 8
43.
A.
ko  ḻu1  va  ṇi  ka  ṉa  e2  ḷa  cā  na  ta  ṉa $3
B.
koḻu-vaṇikaṉ4  eḷacantaṉ  
    
அ.
கொ ழு வ ணி க ன எ ள சா ந த ன $
    
ஆ.
கொழு வணிகன் எளசந்தன்
Translation
Eḷacantaṉ, the trader in ploughshares (koḻu-vaṇikaṉ);
Locus
On the brow of the cave, below the lower drip ledge; the sixth segment of the long line.
No. of lines
1
Length
84 cm.
Date
ca. 1st century B.C.E.
Notes
1. The first two letters were not read by HKS or KVS.
2. HKS and KVS read yu.
3. A symbol (not a pair of symbols as incorrectly printed in KVS).
4. koḻu 'ploughshare'. See ETE 2, Commentary (43.1.a) and Section 4.15.2 on the significance of koḻu.
Field Notes