Kongarpuliyankulam  (கொங்கர்புளியங்குளம்) - 3

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V.  Kongarpuliyankulam  (கொங்கர்புளியங்குளம்) - 13
13.
A.
pā kā ṉa ū ra pe [r]ā1 tā ṉa pi ṭā ṉa ī ta tā ve po2 ṉa $ $3
 
B.
pākaṉ-ūr  pē[r]ataṉ4 piṭaṉ5 itta6 vepōṉ7 
    
அ.
பா கா ன ஊ ர பெ [ரஈ] தா ன பி டா ன ஈ த தா வெ பொ ன $ $
    
ஆ.
பாகன்ஊர் பே[ர]தன் பிடன் இத்த வெபோன்
Translation
Pē(r)ataṉ Pi(ṭ)ṭaṉ of Pākaṉūr has endowed this.8
Locus
The third inscription (from left) on the brow of the cave. This is read as the middle inscription by HKS, KVS and others following their lead.
No. of lines
1
Length
183 cm.
Date
ca. 2nd century B.C.E.
Notes
1. This letter looks like a misshapen tā. The engraver had anticipated the next letter tā here.
2. HKS reads pō and KVS lē.
3. A pair of symbols as in 12.
4. cf. ceṟ-ataṉ (ceṟṟataṉ) in 12.
5. piṭṭaṉ.
6. cf. LT itai/ittai 'this' (in accusative case).
7. veppōṉ. cf. LT vaippōṉ.
8. 'section (of the cutting of the drip ledge)' is understood from the context.
Field Notes