Pugalur (புகளூர்) - 7

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XX. Pugalur (புகளூர்) - 7
67.
A.
L. 1    ko ṟ1 ṟa na tai ḷa va2 ṉa3 . . .
L. 2    mu4 ṉ1 ṟu
    
B.
  L. 1    koṟṟantai [i*]5 ḷavaṉ . . .
  L. 2    muṉṟu6
    
அ.
  வரி 1  கொ ற் ற ந தை ள வ ன . . .
  வரி 2  மு ன் று
    
ஆ.
  வரி 1  கொற்றந்தை [இ*]ளவன் . . .
  வரி 2  முன்று
Translation
The forecourt 7 (muṉṟu) (is the gift) of Koṟṟantai 8 (I)ḷavaṉ.
Locus
On the first stone bed (from left) outside the western cave on the southern face of the hill. The top layer of the rock floor has sheared off carrying away part of the first line.
No. of lines
2
Length
L. 1: approximately 41 cm. (extant); L. 2: 15 cm.
Date
ca. 3rd century C.E.
Notes
1. These two letters are marked by the puḷḷi.
2. TVM and RN read e.
3. This letter is damaged and the rest of the line is lost. The three short horizontal lines seen to the upper left of this letter seem to be later scratches.
4. The reading is mu as pointed out by RN.
5. [i*] is supplied from the context.
6. As in RN. cf. LT muṉṟil.
7. The 'forecourt' is the spacious rock floor with a number of stone beds outside the cave.
8. See ETE 2, Commentary (67.1) and Section 4.5.2 on the identification of Koṟṟantai.
Field Notes