Mettuppatti (மேட்டுப்பட்டி) - 4

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IX. Mettuppatti (மேட்டுப்பட்டி) - 4
27.
A.
ū ta1  ti2  rā3  a  na  tai  [v]i4  su  vā  ṉa
    
B.
uttira -antai  [v]isuvaṉ5
    
அ.
ஊ த தி ரா அ ந தை [வி] ஸு வா ன
    
ஆ.
உத்திர அந்தை [வி]ஸுவன்
Translation
Uttira-antai (V)i(s)suvaṉ.
Locus
On the third stone bed in the upper row. KVS has mixed up the order and segmentation of the inscriptions on the third to fifth beds (27-29).
No. of lines
1
Length
53 cm.
Date
ca. 2nd century B.C.E.
Notes
1. The first two letters were earlier read by me incorrectly as a single, broken letter mā (ETE 2003).
2. HKS reads dhi and KVS ti.
3. The medial -ā stroke of rā was discovered during the CICT Ta. Br. Photographic Survey.
4. The letter vi is incompletely engraved.
5. vissuvaṉ. cf. LT viccuvaṉ. See ETE 2, Commentary (27.1.c).
Field Notes