XXII.  Kunnakkudi  (குன்னக்குடி) - 1

Click here to see interactive image.

XXII.  Kunnakkudi  (குன்னக்குடி) - 1
74.
A.
kā1 pi ū2 r3 ā ta ṉa cā t3 tā4 ṉa
    
B.
kāpi-ūr5 ātaṉ cāttāṉ6
    
அ.
கா பி ஊ ர் ஆ த ன சா த் தா ன
    
ஆ.
காபிஊர் ஆதன் சாத்தான்
Translation
Ātaṉ Cāttaṉ of Kā(p)pi(y)ūr.
Locus
Inscription at left on the brow of the cave called Ñāṉiyārmaṭam to the west of the Subrahmanya temple on the hill. It runs from left to right, but the letters are engraved upside down. The tracing and the estampage are inverted for direct reading.
No. of lines
1
Length
105 cm.
Date
ca. 3rd century C.E.
Notes
1. The first letter was partly hidden under mortar which was scraped off by our team in 1992.
2. The three dots shown with this letter in the eye copy by TVM are not seen in situ.
3. The puḷḷi marks with these two letters came to light when the rock surface was cleaned. The puḷḷi is placed to the right of the letters.
4. The letter is tā and not ta as copied by me earlier.
5. kāppi-. cf. LT kāppi-yāṟṟu kāppiyaṉ-ār.
6. Read cāttaṉ.
Field Notes