தமிழ் பிராமி Tamil Brahmi
தமிழின் முதல் எழுத்து வடிவம் Tamil's first writing system
Mettuppatti (மேட்டுப்பட்டி) - 7
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| IX. Mettuppatti (மேட்டுப்பட்டி) - 7 | ||
| 30. | A. | pā1 ti ṉa [ū]2 ra a tai3 |
| B. | patiṉ-[ū]r atai4 | |
| அ. | பா தி ன [ஊ] ர அதை | |
| ஆ. | பதின்[ஊ]ர் அதை | |
| Translation | The a(n)tai of Patiṉ(ū)r. | |
| Locus | The first segment in the continuous line at the head of the lower row of stone beds in the cave. | |
| No. of lines | 1 | |
| Length | 41 cm. | |
| Date | ca. 2nd century B.C.E. | |
| Notes |
1. HKS reads pō and KVS po. 2. The lower part of the letter is damaged. HKS and KVS also read ū. 3. HKS and KVS read tā and then supply nā/ṉa after it respectively. 4. antai, masc. honorific suffix (with the nasal omitted here). See ETE 2, Commentary (30.2) for the alternative reading a(t)tai. |
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