XI.  Mudalaikulam  (முதலைகுளம்)

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XI.  Mudalaikulam  (முதலைகுளம்)
35.
A.
ve1  ma  pi  ṟa2  ū  ra  pe  ra  a  ya  a  ma  ce  ta  va  ra
B.
vēmpiṟ-ūr3  pēr-ay-am4 cētavar5  
    
அ.
வெ ம பி ற ஊ ர பெ ரஅ ய அ ம செ த வ ர
    
ஆ.
வேம்பிற்ஊர் பேர் அய்அம் சேதவர்
Translation
Vēmpi(ṟ)ṟūr (the assembly6 (ūr) of Vēmpil) constructed the large tank (pērayam).
ILL.
Pl. 35.
Locus
On the brow of the cave called Rākkipuṭavu on the Ciṉṉa-uṇṭāṉkallu hill.
No. of lines
1
Length
164 cm.
Date
ca. 2nd century B.C.E.
Notes
1. ce in ARE (B.265 / 1978-79). Siromoney and Jebarajan (1978) read vē, See 4 for the confusing similarity between c and v in the cave inscriptions.
2. ṟai in ARE. Siromoney and Jebarajan read ṟ.
3. vēmpiṟṟūr (vēmpil + tt + ūr). cf. (inscr.) vēmpil and LT vēmpaṟṟūr, place names.
4. pērayam 'large tank'.
5. cf. LT ceytavar.
6. The plural verb cētavar probably indicates that ūr here means the 'assembly' of the village. See ETE 2, Section 4.6.12.
Field Notes