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XII. Alagarmalai (அழகர்மலை) - 40

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XII. Alagarmalai (அழகர்மலை) - 40
40. A. kā ṇa ti ka ṉa $1 kā ṇa ka a tā ṉa mā2 kā ṉa a ta ṉa a ta ṉa $1
  B. kaṇatikaṉ3 kaṇaka4 ataṉ makaṉ ataṉ ataṉ5
  அ. கா ண தி க ன $ கா ண க அ தா ன மா கா ன அ த ன அ த ன $
  ஆ. கணதிகன் கணக அதன் மகன் அதன் அதன்
Translation Ataṉ Ataṉ, the son of Ataṉ, the accountant (kaṇakka-), the chief of scribes (kaṇa-atikaṉ);
Locus On the brow of the cave, below the lower drip ledge; the third segment in the long line.
No. of lines 1
Length 269 cm. (38 - 40).
Date ca. 1st century B.C.E.
Notes

1. Two symbols, one of them appearing in the middle of the inscription.

2. HKS reads mō.

3. cf. kaṇa (Sinh.Pkt.) <karaṇa (Skt.) 'scribe'; atikaṉ < adhika (Pkt.) 'superintendent, chief'.

4. kaṇakka. cf. (inscr.) kaṇakaṉ, kaṇakkaṉ 'accountant'. See ETE 2, Commentary (40.1 & 40.2) on the professions of the scribe and the accountant.

5. See 36 for another occurrence of this composite name.
Field Notes