தமிழ் பிராமி Tamil Brahmi
தமிழின் முதல் எழுத்து வடிவம் Tamil's first writing system
Mettuppatti (மேட்டுப்பட்டி) - 2
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| IX. Mettuppatti (மேட்டுப்பட்டி) - 2 | ||
| 25. | A. | a na tai a ri ya ti1 |
| B. | antai ariyti2 | |
| அ. | அ ந தை அ ரி ய | |
| ஆ. | அந்தை அரிய்தி | |
| Translation | Antai Ariyti.3 | |
| Locus | On the first stone bed (from left) in the upper row in the cave. | |
| No. of lines | 1 | |
| Length | 34 cm. | |
| Date | ca. 2nd century B.C.E. | |
| Notes |
1. The last letter ti is engraved on the adjacent stone bed to the right as recognised by KVS. 2. cf. hariti (Pkt.). 3. See ETE 2 Section 2.2 for the earliest attempt to read the inscription. |
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