தமிழ் பிராமி Tamil Brahmi
தமிழின் முதல் எழுத்து வடிவம் Tamil's first writing system
VIII. Vikkiramangalam (விக்கிரமங்கலம்) - 1
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| VIII. Vikkiramangalam (விக்கிரமங்கலம்) - 1 | ||
| 18. | A. | e1 ī2 ya la a ra ī ya tā ṉa ce3 vi ta o ṉa |
| B. | e-iyl4 ar-iytaṉ5 cēvit-ōṉ6 | |
| அ. | எ ஈ ய ல அ ர ஈ ய தா ன செ வி த ஒ ன | |
| ஆ. | எஇய்ல் அர்இய்தன் சேவித்ஓன் | |
| Translation | Ariytaṉ of Eyil caused to be made.7 | |
| Locus | On the low ceiling of a small cave to the left of the main cave on the Uṇṭāṉkallu hill. | |
| No. of lines | 1 | |
| Length | 67 cm. | |
| Date | ca. 2nd century B.C.E. | |
| Notes |
1. The top right corner of the letter appears incomplete as it is engraved over a cleft in the rock. 2. Siromoney & Jebarajan (1978) read i; Sampath (1978) and Natana Kasinathan (1994) read ra. 3. Siromoney & Jebarajan read ḍhe; Sampath and Natana Kasinathan read ce. 4. Read eyil. cf. LT eyil 'fortified place, a place name'. 5. ariytaṉ. 6. cēvittōṉ. 7. 'the cave' is understood from the context. |
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