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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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