தமிழ் பிராமி Tamil Brahmi
தமிழின் முதல் எழுத்து வடிவம் Tamil's first writing system
Alagarmalai (அழகர்மலை) - 3
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| XII. Alagarmalai (அழகர்மலை) - 3 | ||
| 38. | A. | mā ta ti1 rai ke |
| B. | mattiraikē2 | |
| அ. | மா த தி ரை கெ | |
| ஆ. | மத்திரைகே | |
| Translation | Of Matirai:3 | |
| Locus | On the brow of the cave, below the lower drip ledge; in the long line with eight segments; the first segment qualifies the names of donors in all the following segments (39-45) engraved in the same line. | |
| No. of lines | 1 | |
| Length | 269 cm. (38-40). | |
| Date | ca. 1st century B.C.E. | |
| Notes |
1. The lower end of the letter is faint. On closer examination in situ, the letter is found to be ti as read by HKS. 2. Read matirai-. 3. The colon indicates that all the donors whose names are engraved in this long line (39-45) are from Matirai (Maturai). See ETE 2, Commentary (38.1). |
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