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II.  Arittapatti  (அரிட்டாபட்டி) - 1*

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II.  Arittapatti  (அரிட்டாபட்டி) - 1*
7. A. ne la ve ḷi ī ya ci ḻi vā ṉa a ti ṉā ṉa ve ḷi ya ṉa mu ḻā1 kai ko ṭu pi2 to ṉa
B. nelveḷi-iy ciḻivaṉ atiṉaṉ3 veḷiyaṉ muḻākai4 koṭupitōṉ5
அ. நெ ல வெளி ஈ ய சி ழி வா ன அ தி னா ன வெ ளி ய ன மு ழா கை கொ டு பி தொ ன
ஆ. நெல்வவெஇய் சிழிவன் அதினன் வெளியன் முழாகை கொடுபிதோன்
Translation Ciḻivaṉ Ati(ṉ)ṉaṉ Veḷiyaṉ of Nelveḷi caused to be given the cave (muḻākai).
Locus On the brow of the cave at the foot of the Kaḻiñcamalai hill at Arittapatti.
No. of lines 1
Length 240 cm.
Date ca. 2nd century B.C.E
Notes

1. Raman & Subbarayalu (1971) read śā. The letter was later found to be ḻā when the thin plaster coating was scraped off.

2. This letter was found after the plaster was removed.

3. atiṉṉaṉ.

4. cf. LT muḻai 'cave'.

5. koṭuppittōṉ.

* See 90: Arittapatti - 2 (in the Addendum to the Corpus).

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