தமிழ் பிராமி Tamil Brahmi
தமிழின் முதல் எழுத்து வடிவம் Tamil's first writing system
Vikkiramangalam (விக்கிரமங்கலம்) - 5
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| VIII. Vikkiramangalam (விக்கிரமங்கலம்) - 5 | ||
| 22 | A. | ce1 ṅa2 ku vi rā ṉa |
| B. | ceṅkuviraṉ | |
| அ. | செ ங கு வி ர ன | |
| ஆ. | செங்குவிரன் | |
| Translation | Ceṅkuviraṉ. | |
| Locus | On the second (middle) stone bed in the lower row. | |
| No. of lines | 1 | |
| Length | 32 cm. | |
| Date | ca. 2nd century B.C.E. | |
| Notes |
1. vē in ARE (622 / 1926) and KVS. 2. ṇ in ARE. KVS reads n. This is the earliest occurrence of ṅ in a Brāhmī inscription. |
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