தமிழ் பிராமி Tamil Brahmi
தமிழின் முதல் எழுத்து வடிவம் Tamil's first writing system
VI. Marukaltalai (மறுகால்தலை)
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| VI. Marukaltalai (மறுகால்தலை) | ||
| 14. | A. | ve ṇa kā1 si pā ṉa ku ṭu pi tā kā la2 kā ña cā3 ṇa ma |
| B. | veṇkāsipaṉ kuṭupita4 kal kañcaṇam5 | |
| அ. | வெ ண கா ஸி பா ன கு டு பி தா கா ல கா ஞ சா ண ம | |
| ஆ. | வெண்காஸிபன் குடுபித கல் கஞ்சணம் | |
| Translation | The stone structure (kañcaṇam) (?) was caused to be given by Veṇkāsipaṉ. | |
| Locus | On the brow of the cave on the Pūviluṭaiyārmalai hill; engraved in exceptionally large-sized letters (reaching almost 40 cm. in height). | |
| No. of lines | 1 | |
| Length | 426 cm. | |
| Date | ca. 2nd century B.C.E. | |
| Notes |
1. HKS and KVS read kō. There is an angular chisel cut like inverted L just above, but not touching the letter, which was probably made when the drip ledge was carved. 2. HKS and KVS read ḷa. 3. The medial -ā stroke of this letter lies along a natural groove in the rock. 4. kuṭuppitta. 5. The meaning of kañcaṇam is uncertain; the context indicates some kind of a stone structure. |
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