தமிழ் பிராமி Tamil Brahmi
தமிழின் முதல் எழுத்து வடிவம் Tamil's first writing system
Kongarpuliyankulam (கொங்கர்புளியங்குளம்) - 2
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| V. Kongarpuliyankulam (கொங்கர்புளியங்குளம்) - 2 | ||
| 12. | A. | ku ṟu1 ko ṭā la ku ī ta ṭā vā ṉa ce2 ṟa1 a tā ṉa o3 ṉā $ $4 |
| B. | kuṟu5 koṭalku6 īttavaṉ ceṟ-ataṉ7 -ōṉ | |
| அ. | கு று கொ டா ல கு ஈ த தா வா ன செ ற அ தா ன ஒ ன $$ | |
| ஆ. | குறு கொடல்கு ஈத்தவன் செற்அதன்ஓன் | |
| Translation | Ce(ṟ)ṟataṉ gave for carving (this) section (kūṟu). 8 | |
| Locus | The second (middle) inscription on the brow of the cave. This is read as the third inscription by HKS, KVS and others following their lead. | |
| No. of lines | 1 | |
| Length | 158 cm. | |
| Date | ca. 2nd century B.C.E | |
| Notes |
1. HKS reads ṭū, KVS ṭu and TVM ṟu. 2. A slanting chisel cut is seen across the vertical of the letter. 3. HKS and KVS read lē, TVM pō, and e by me earlier. 4. A pair of symbols. See ETE 2 Section 5.18 for discussion on the symbols. 5. Read kūṟu 'section, division'. 6. koṭṭal- verbal noun from LT koṭṭu. 7. ceṟṟ-ataṉ- cf. LT ciṟu > ciṟṟ- before a vowel. 8. 'of the cutting (of the drip ledge)' is understood from the context. |
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