VIII. Vikkiramangalam (விக்கிரமங்கலம்) - 1

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VIII. Vikkiramangalam (விக்கிரமங்கலம்) - 1
18.
A.
e 1 ī 2 ya la a ra ī ya tā ṉa ce 3 vi ta o ṉa
B.
e-iyl 4 ar-iytaṉ 5 cēvit-ōṉ 6  
    
அ.
எ ஈ ய ல அ ர ஈ ய தா ன செ வி த ஒ ன
    
ஆ.
எஇய்ல் அர்இய்தன் சேவித்ஓன்
Translation
Ariytaṉ of Eyil caused to be made.7
Locus
On the low ceiling of a small cave to the left of the main cave on the Uṇṭāṉkallu hill.
No. of lines
1
Length
67 cm.
Date
ca. 2nd century B.C.E.
Notes
1. The top right corner of the letter appears incomplete as it is engraved over a cleft in the rock.
2. Siromoney & Jebarajan (1978) read i; Sampath (1978) and Natana Kasinathan (1994) read ra.
3. Siromoney & Jebarajan read ḍhe; Sampath and Natana Kasinathan read ce.
4. Read eyil. cf. LT eyil 'fortified place, a place name'.
5. ariytaṉ.
6. cēvittōṉ.
7. 'the cave' is understood from the context.
Field Notes