தமிழ் பிராமி Tamil Brahmi
தமிழின் முதல் எழுத்து வடிவம் Tamil's first writing system
Mettuppatti (மேட்டுப்பட்டி) - 4
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| IX. Mettuppatti (மேட்டுப்பட்டி) - 4 | ||
| 27. | A. | ū ta1 ti2 rā3 a na tai [v]i4 su vā ṉa |
| B. | uttira -antai [v]isuvaṉ5 | |
| அ. | ஊ த தி ரா அ ந தை [வி] ஸு வா ன | |
| ஆ. | உத்திர அந்தை [வி]ஸுவன் | |
| Translation | Uttira-antai (V)i(s)suvaṉ. | |
| Locus | On the third stone bed in the upper row. KVS has mixed up the order and segmentation of the inscriptions on the third to fifth beds (27-29). | |
| No. of lines | 1 | |
| Length | 53 cm. | |
| Date | ca. 2nd century B.C.E. | |
| Notes |
1. The first two letters were earlier read by me incorrectly as a single, broken letter mā (ETE 2003). 2. HKS reads dhi and KVS ti. 3. The medial -ā stroke of rā was discovered during the CICT Ta. Br. Photographic Survey. 4. The letter vi is incompletely engraved. 5. vissuvaṉ. cf. LT viccuvaṉ. See ETE 2, Commentary (27.1.c). |
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