IX. Mettuppatti (மேட்டுப்பட்டி) - 1

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IX. Mettuppatti (மேட்டுப்பட்டி) - 1
24.
A.
a mā1 ṇā ṉa mā ti rai a ta ti rā ṉa ū ṟai ū tā yā ṉa sa
    
B.
amaṇaṉ2 matirai attiraṉ3 uṟai [|*] utayaṉasa4
    
அ.
அ மா ணா ன மா தி ரை அ த தி ரா ன ஊ றை ஊ தா யா ன ஸ
    
ஆ.
அமணன் மதிரை அத்திரன் உறை [|*] உதயனஸ
Translation
The abode (uṟai) of Attiraṉ, the Jaina monk (amaṇaṉ) from Matirai. 5 (The gift) of Utayaṉa(ṉ).6
Locus
On the brow of the cave on the southern face of the Siddharmalai hill facing Mettuppatti; weather-worn and faint, but legible.
No. of lines
1
Length
99 cm.
Date
ca. 2nd century B.C.E.
Notes
1. The -ā medial stroke of mā was discovered during the CICT Ta. Br. Photographic Survey.
2. amaṇaṉ < camaṇaṉ < samaṇa (Pkt.) < śramaṇa (Skt.).
3. cf. (inscr.) matirai, LT maturai.
4. utayaṉa(ṉ) + sa > utayaṉasa.
5. See ETE 2, Commentary (24.2) and Section 4.20.4 (i) on Matirai (Madurai).
6. cf. Udayana (Skt.), Udayaṇa (AMg.); Utayaṇaṉ (Ta.). See ETE 2, Commentary (24.5) on the significance of the name.
Field Notes