தமிழ் பிராமி Tamil Brahmi
தமிழின் முதல் எழுத்து வடிவம் Tamil's first writing system
Alagarmalai (அழகர்மலை) - 8
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| XII. Alagarmalai (அழகர்மலை) - 8 | ||
| 43. | A. | ko ḻu1 va ṇi ka ṉa e2 ḷa cā na ta ṉa $3 |
| B. | koḻu-vaṇikaṉ4 eḷacantaṉ | |
| அ. | கொ ழு வ ணி க ன எ ள சா ந த ன $ | |
| ஆ. | கொழு வணிகன் எளசந்தன் | |
| Translation | Eḷacantaṉ, the trader in ploughshares (koḻu-vaṇikaṉ); | |
| Locus | On the brow of the cave, below the lower drip ledge; the sixth segment of the long line. | |
| No. of lines | 1 | |
| Length | 84 cm. | |
| Date | ca. 1st century B.C.E. | |
| Notes |
1. The first two letters were not read by HKS or KVS. 2. HKS and KVS read yu. 3. A symbol (not a pair of symbols as incorrectly printed in KVS). 4. koḻu 'ploughshare'. See ETE 2, Commentary (43.1.a) and Section 4.15.2 on the significance of koḻu. |
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