தமிழ் பிராமி Tamil Brahmi
தமிழின் முதல் எழுத்து வடிவம் Tamil's first writing system
TIRUMALAI (திருமலை) - 2
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XV. TIRUMALAI (திருமலை) - 52
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| 52. | A. | e ru1 kā ṭu ū ru2 kā vi ko3 ṉa ko ṟi ya pā ḷi ya ṉa ko ṟi ya pā ḷi ya |
| B. |
erukāṭu-ūru4
kāviti kōṉ5
koṟiya6
paḷi-y7
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| அ. | எ ரு கா டு ஊ ரு கா வி தி கொ ன கொ றி ய ப ளி ய | |
| ஆ. | எருகாடுஊரு காவிதி கோன் கொறிய பளிய் | |
| Translation |
The
hermitage (paḷḷi)
was carved by the kāviti kōṉ
of Eru(k)kā(ṭ)ṭu-ūru.
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| Locus | On the brow of the eastern cave on the northern face of the hill; weather-worn and faint, but legible. The huge spray-painted graffiti across the inscription is a recent act of vandalism. | |
| No. of lines | 1 | |
| Length | 120 cm. | |
| Date | ca. st century C. E. | |
| Notes |
1. Natana Kasinathan (1994) reads ra and Sampath (1978) k. 2. Natana Kasinathan reads ru and Sampath r. 3. Natana Kasinathan and Sampath read ka. 4. eru-k-kāṭṭu- (in oblique case); cf. LT erukkāṭṭūr. 5. A compound of two tiles kāviti and kōṉ 6. koṟṟiya. cf. (inscr.) koṟṟiṉa 'excavated'. 7. paḷḷi-. The spelling is archaic for this period. |
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