Pugalur (புகளூர்) - 6

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XX. Pugalur (புகளூர்) - 6
66.
A.
na la li ya1 ū ra ā pi ṭa na tai ma ka ḷa kī ra ṉa ko ṟa ṟi2 a ti ṭā ṉa ma
    
B.
nalli-y-ūr-ā piṭantai3 makaḷ4 kīraṉ koṟṟi atiṭāṉam5
    
அ.
ந ல லி ய ஊ ர ஆ பி ட ந தை ம க ள கீ ர ன கொ ற றி அ தி டா ன ம
    
ஆ.
நல்லிய்ஊர்ஆ பிடந்தை மகள் கீரன் கொற்றி அதிடானம்
Translation
The seat (atiṭṭāṉam) (is the gift) of Kīraṉ Koṟṟi, the daughter of Pi(ṭ)ṭantai 6 of Nalliyūr.
Locus
Above the stone bed in the cave.
No. of lines
1.
Length
116 cm.
Date
ca. 2nd century C.E.
Notes
1.An unusual variant of y. See ETE 2, Paleographic Chart 7 for similar variants from pottery inscriptions.
2. The -i medial stroke is engraved on the ledge above the stone bed.
3. piṭṭantai. pi(ṭ)ṭaṉ and pi(ṭ)ṭantai occurring in near-identical adjacent inscriptions (65 & 66) are variants of the same name. See ETE 2, Commentary (66.2).
4. makaḷ 'daughter'. cf. kuṟum makaḷ ' young daughter' (65).
5. atiṭṭāṉam. Identified by M.D. Sampath during our field work in 1991. The expressions paḷḷi and atiṭṭāṉam refer respectively to the 'cave' and 'stone bed' as indicated by the location of 65 & 66.
6. See ETE 2, Commentary (66.2) on the identification of Piṭṭantai. See also Section 4.5.2.
Field Notes