Mettuppatti (மேட்டுப்பட்டி) - 10

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IX. Mettuppatti (மேட்டுப்பட்டி) - 10
33.
A.
ti ṭi1 ī la a tā ṉa
    
B.
tiṭi-il-a2 tāṉa
    
அ.
தி டி ஈ ல அ தா ன
    
ஆ.
திடிஇல்அ தான
Translation
The gift3 of Ti(ṭ)ṭi(y)il.
Locus
The fourth and last segment in the continuous line at the head of the lower row of stone beds.
No. of lines
1
Length
43 cm.
Date
ca. 2nd century B.C.E.
Notes
1. HKS reads ṭō and KVS ṭa. On verification in situ, the letter is found to be ṭi.
2. tiṭṭi-il, a place name.
3. The inscription records the collective gift (of stone beds in the cave) by the village.
Field Notes