TIRUMALAI  (திருமலை) - 2

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XV.  TIRUMALAI  (திருமலை) - 52
52.
A.
e  ru1  kā  ṭu  ū  ru2  kā  vi  ti  ko3   ṉa  ko  ṟi  ya  pā  ḷi  ya
    
B.
erukāṭu-ūru4   kāviti kōṉ5   koṟiya6   paḷi-y7 
    
அ.
எ ரு கா டு ஊ ரு கா வி தி கொ ன கொ றி ய ப ளி ய
    
ஆ.
எருகாடுஊரு காவிதி கோன் கொறிய பளிய்
Translation
The hermitage (paḷḷi) was carved by the kāviti kōṉ of Eru(k)kā(ṭ)ṭu-ūru.
Locus
On the brow of the eastern cave on the northern face of the hill; weather-worn and faint, but legible. The huge spray-painted graffiti across the inscription is a recent act of vandalism.
No. of lines
1
Length
120 cm.
Date
ca. 1st century C. E.
Notes
1. Natana Kasinathan (1994) reads ra and Sampath (1978) k.
2. Natana Kasinathan reads ru and Sampath r.
3. Natana Kasinathan and Sampath read ka.
4. eru-k-kāṭṭu- (in oblique case); cf. LT erukkāṭṭūr.
5. A compound of two tiles kāviti and kōṉ
6. koṟṟiya. cf. (inscr.) koṟṟiṉa 'excavated'.
7. paḷḷi-. The spelling is archaic for this period.
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