Mettuppatti (மேட்டுப்பட்டி) - 5

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IX. Mettuppatti (மேட்டுப்பட்டி) - 5
28.
A.
a na tai ce1 na tā a tā ṉa
    
B.
antai cēnta-a2  tāṉa
    
அ.
அ ந தை செ ந தா அ தா ன
    
ஆ.
அந்தை சேந்தஅ தான
Translation
The gift3  of Antai Cēnta(ṉ).
Locus
On the fourth stone bed in the upper row. The inscription is disfigured by later overwriting. HKS reverses the order of the inscriptions on the fourth and fifth stone beds (28 & 29).
No. of lines
1
Length
49 cm.
Date
ca. 2nd century B.C.E.
Notes
1. HKS reads ve and KVS vē.
2. cēnta(ṉ) + a.
3. 'of the stone bed' is understood from the context.
Field Notes