தமிழ் பிராமி Tamil Brahmi
தமிழின் முதல் எழுத்து வடிவம் Tamil's first writing system
Alagarmalai (அழகர்மலை) - 46
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| XII. Alagarmalai (அழகர்மலை) - 46 | ||
| 46. | A. | ve ṇa pa ḷ[i]1 ī a ṟu vai va ṇi ka ṉa e ḷa a a ṭa ṉā $2 |
| B. | veṇpaḷ[i]-i3 aṟuvai-vaṇikaṉ eḷa-a4 aṭaṉ5 | |
| அ. | வெ ண ப [ளி] ஈ அ று வை வ ணி க ன எ ள அ அ ட ன $ | |
| ஆ. | வெண்ப[ளி]இ அறுவை வணிகன் எளஅ அடன் | |
| Translation | Eḷa(v)a A(ṭ)ṭaṉ,6 the cloth merchant (aṟuvai-vaṇikaṉ) from Veṇpa(ḷ)ḷi. | |
| Locus | On the brow of the cave, below the lower drip ledge; the first segment in the lower line at right. | |
| No. of lines | 1. | |
| Length | 157 cm. | |
| Date | ca. 1st century B.C.E. | |
| Notes |
1. The medial -i stroke is incompletely preserved. 2. A symbol. 3. veṇpaḷḷi-. 4. cf. (inscr.) eḷavaṉ, a personal name. 5. aṭṭaṉ. cf. LT aṭṭaṉ, āṭṭaṉ, personal names. 6. See ETE 2, Commentary (46.3) for the similarity of this name with Maturai aṟuvaivāṇikaṉ Elavēṭṭaṉār. (author. Aka. 124). |
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