Vikkiramangalam (விக்கிரமங்கலம்) - 4

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VIII. Vikkiramangalam (விக்கிரமங்கலம்) - 4
21.
A.
pe1  tā  lai  ku  vi  rā  ṉa
B.
pētalai 2 kuviraṉ 3  
    
அ.
பெ த லை கு வி ரா ன
    
ஆ.
பேதலை குவிரன்
Translation
Kuviraṉ 4 of Pē(t)talai.
ILL.
Pl.21.
Locus
On the first stone bed (from left) in the lower row in the main cave. KVS reads Nos. 21 to 23 as a single inscription even though they are engraved on three adjacent stone beds.
No. of lines
1
Length
36 cm.
Date
ca. 2nd century B.C.E.
Notes
1. po in ARE (623 / 1926) and KVS.
2. pēttalai. cf. place names like Kuḷittalai, Centalai, etc.
3. cf. kupira (Pkt.), kubira (Sinh. Pkt.) < kubēra (Skt.).
4. Personal names in label inscriptions are regarded as those of donors unless indicated otherwise by the context. See ETE 2, Commentary (21.2).
Field Notes