Vikkiramangalam (விக்கிரமங்கலம்) - 2

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VIII. Vikkiramangalam (விக்கிரமங்கலம்) - 2
19.
A.
e ma ū ra ci ḻi vā ṉa a tā ṉa $1
B.
em ūr 2 ciḻivaṉ-a 3 tāṉa 4
    
அ.
எ ம ஊ ர சி ழி வா ன அ தா ன $
    
ஆ.
எம் ஊர் சிழிவன்அ தான
Translation
The gift 5 (tāṉa) of Ciḻivaṉ of our village.
Locus
On the brow of the main cave; engraved in large-sized letters; weather-worn and faint.
No. of lines
1
Length
173 cm.
Date
ca. 2nd century B.C.E.
Notes
1. A symbol (discovered by our team in 1992). TBK (8:2) has three additional letters ti yā ṉa at the end of the inscription not confirmed by the CICT Photographic Survey.
2. The alternative reading ēma-ūr as a place name is possible.
3. The alternative reading ciḻivaṉ ataṉ as a composite personal name is possible but less likely in the present context. See ETE 2, Commentary 19.4.
4. cf. LT tāṉam 'gift, charity'; dāna(ṁ) (Pkt.).
5. 'of the cave' is understood from the context.
Field Notes