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. | |
| ILL. | Pl.21. | |
| 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. 2nd 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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