தமிழ் பிராமி Tamil Brahmi
தமிழின் முதல் எழுத்து வடிவம் Tamil's first writing system
IX. Mettuppatti (மேட்டுப்பட்டி) - 1
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| IX. Mettuppatti (மேட்டுப்பட்டி) - 1 | ||
| 24. | A. | a mā1 ṇā ṉa mā ti rai a ta ti rā ṉa ū ṟai ū tā yā ṉa sa |
| B. | amaṇaṉ2 matirai attiraṉ3 uṟai [|*] utayaṉasa4 | |
| அ. | அ மா ணா ன மா தி ரை அ த தி ரா ன ஊ றை ஊ தா யா ன ஸ | |
| ஆ. | அமணன் மதிரை அத்திரன் உறை [|*] உதயனஸ | |
| Translation | The abode (uṟai) of Attiraṉ, the Jaina monk (amaṇaṉ) from Matirai.5 (The gift) of Utayaṉa(ṉ).6 | |
| Locus | On the brow of the cave on the southern face of the Siddharmalai hill facing Mettuppatti; weather-worn and faint, but legible. | |
| No. of lines | 1 | |
| Length | 99 cm. | |
| Date | ca. 2nd century B.C.E. | |
| Notes |
1. The -ā medial stroke of mā was discovered during the CICT Ta. Br. Photographic Survey. 2. amaṇaṉ < camaṇaṉ < samaṇa (Pkt.) < śramaṇa (Skt.). 3. cf. (inscr.) matirai, LT maturai. 4. utayaṉa(ṉ) + sa > utayaṉasa. 5. See ETE 2, Commentary (24.2) and Section 4.20.4 (i) on Matirai (Madurai). 6. cf. Udayana (Skt.), Udayaṇa (AMg.); Utayaṇaṉ (Ta.). See ETE 2, Commentary (24.5) on the significance of the name. |
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