தமிழ் பிராமி Tamil Brahmi

தமிழின் முதல் எழுத்து வடிவம் Tamil's first writing system

Vikkiramangalam (விக்கிரமங்கலம்) - 4

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VIII. Vikkiramangalam (விக்கிரமங்கலம்) - 4
21.	A.	pe¹ tā lai ku vi rā ṉa
	B.	pētalai² kuviraṉ³
	அ.	பெ த லை கு வி ரா ன
	ஆ.	பேதலை குவிரன்
Translation		Kuviraṉ⁴ of Pē(t)talai.
Locus		On the first stone bed (from left) in the lower row in the main cave. KVS reads Nos. 21 to 23 as a single inscription even though they are engraved on three adjacent stone beds.
No. of lines		1
Length		36 cm.
Date		ca. 2^nd century B.C.E.
Notes		1. po in ARE (623 / 1926) and KVS. 2. pēttalai. cf. place names like Kuḷittalai, Centalai, etc. 3. cf. kupira (Pkt.), kubira (Sinh. Pkt.) < kubēra (Skt.). 4. Personal names in label inscriptions are regarded as those of donors unless indicated otherwise by the context. See ETE 2, Commentary (21.2).
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