தமிழ் பிராமி Tamil Brahmi
தமிழின் முதல் எழுத்து வடிவம் Tamil's first writing system
XI. Mudalaikulam (முதலைகுளம்)
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| XI. Mudalaikulam (முதலைகுளம்) | ||
| 35. | A. | ve1 ma pi ṟa2 ū ra pe ra a ya a ma ce ta va ra |
| B. | vēmpiṟ-ūr3 pēr-ay-am4 cētavar5 | |
| அ. | வெ ம பி ற ஊ ர பெ ரஅ ய அ ம செ த வ ர | |
| ஆ. | வேம்பிற்ஊர் பேர் அய்அம் சேதவர் | |
| Translation | Vēmpi(ṟ)ṟūr (the assembly 6 (ūr) of Vēmpil) constructed the large tank (pērayam). | |
| Locus | On the brow of the cave called Rākkipuṭavu on the Ciṉṉa-uṇṭāṉkallu hill. | |
| No. of lines | 1 | |
| Length | 164 cm. | |
| Date | ca. 2nd century B.C.E. | |
| Notes |
1. ce in ARE (B.265 / 1978-79). Siromoney and Jebarajan (1978) read vē. See 4 for the confusing similarity between c and v in the cave inscriptions. 2. ṟai in ARE. Siromoney and Jebarajan read ṟ. 3. vēmpiṟṟūr (vēmpil + tt + ūr). cf. (inscr.) vēmpil and LT vēmpaṟṟūr, place names. 4. pērayam 'large tank'. 5. cf. LT ceytavar. 6. The plural verb cētavar probably indicates that ūr here means the 'assembly' of the village. See ETE 2, Section 4.6.12. |
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