Kongarpuliyankulam  (கொங்கர்புளியங்குளம்) - 2

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V.  Kongarpuliyankulam  (கொங்கர்புளியங்குளம்) - 2
12.
A.
ku ṟu1 ko ṭā la ku ī ta tā vā ṉa ce2 ṟa1 a tā ṉa o3 ṉā $ $4
    
B.
kuṟu5  koṭalku6  īttavaṉ ceṟ-ataṉ7 -ōṉ
    
அ.
கு று கொ டா ல கு ஈ த தா வா ன செ ற அ தா ன ஒ ன $$
    
ஆ.
குறு கொடல்கு ஈத்தவன் செற்அதன்ஓன்
Translation
Ce(ṟ)ṟataṉ gave for carving (this) section (kūṟu). 8  
Locus
The second (middle) inscription on the brow of the cave. This is read as the third inscription by HKS, KVS and others following their lead.
No. of lines
1
Length
158 cm.
Date
ca. 2nd century B.C.E
Notes
1. HKS reads ṭū, KVS ṭu and TVM ṟu.
2. A slanting chisel cut is seen across the vertical of the letter.
3. HKS and KVS read lē, TVM pō, and e by me earlier.
4. A pair of symbols. See ETE 2 Section 5.18 for discussion on the symbols.
5. Read kūṟu 'section, division'.
6. koṭṭal-, verbal noun from LT koṭṭu.
7. ceṟṟ-ataṉ-. cf. LT ciṟu > ciṟṟ- before a vowel.
8. 'of the cutting (of the drip ledge)' is understood from the context.
Field Notes