Vikkiramangalam (விக்கிரமங்கலம்) - 6

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VIII. Vikkiramangalam (விக்கிரமங்கலம்) - 23
23.
A.
ku . . .1  rā  tā  ṉa
B.
ku [vi*] rā 2  tāṉa 3
    
அ.
கு. . . ரா தா ன
    
ஆ.
கு [வி*] ரா தான
Translation
The gift 4  of Ku(vi)ra(ṉ).
Locus
On the third stone bed (from left) in the lower row.
No. of lines
1
Length
24 cm.
Date
ca. 2nd century B.C.E.
Notes
1. The second letter is too badly damaged to be copied, but restored as vi from similar names in 21 and 22.
2. kuvirā construed as kuviraṉ + ā 'of Kuviraṉ'.
3. KVS reads the inscription koṭupitāṉ.
4. 'of the stone bed' is understood from the context.
Field Notes