தமிழ் பிராமி Tamil Brahmi
தமிழின் முதல் எழுத்து வடிவம் Tamil's first writing system
Vikkiramangalam (விக்கிரமங்கலம்) - 6
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| VIII. Vikkiramangalam (விக்கிரமங்கலம்) - 23 | ||
| 23. | A. | ku . . .1 rā tā ṉa |
| B. | ku [vi*] rā2 tāṉa3 | |
| அ. | கு. . . ரா தான | |
| ஆ. | கு [வி*] ரா தான | |
| Translation | The gift 4 of Ku(vi)ra(ṉ). | |
| Locus | On the third stone bed (from left) in the lower row. | |
| No. of lines | 1 | |
| Length | 24 cm. | |
| Date | ca. 2nd century B.C.E. | |
| Notes |
1. The second letter is too badly damaged to be copied, but restored as vi from similar names in 21 and 22. 2. kuvirā construed as kuviraṉ + ā 'of Kuviraṉ'. 3. KVS reads the inscription koṭupitāṉ. 4. 'of the stone bed' is understood from the context. |
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