XVI. Tirupparankunram (திருப்பரங்குன்றம்) - 1

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XVI. Tirupparankunram (திருப்பரங்குன்றம்) - 1
53.
A.
a  na  tū1  vā  ṉa  ko  ṭu  pi  tā  vā  ṉa
    
B.
antuvaṉ  koṭupitavaṉ2  
    
அ.
அ ந தூ வா ன கொ டு பி த வா ன
    
ஆ.
அந்துவன் கொடுபிதவன்
Translation
Antuvaṉ3 caused to be given.4 
Locus
On the front side of the raised stone bed abutting the rear wall of the upper cave on the western slope of the hill; inscribed from right to left and upside down; reversed here for direct reading. Click here to see inscription as in situ.
No. of lines
1.
Length
59 cm.
Date
ca. 1st century B.C.E.
Notes
1. The presence of two medial strokes of the letter tū was detected by V. Vedachalam.
2. koṭuppittavaṉ.
3. See ETE 2, Commentary (53.1) on the association of poets named Antuvaṉ and the hill at Tirupparankunram.
4. 'the stone bed' is understood from the context.
Field Notes