Koṭumpāḷūr, Aivarkōyil, time of […]kesarivarman, year unknown
Version: (5e1d845), last modified (3fb04ec).
Edition
⟨1⟩ ⟨Block a⟩ […] (kēcarip=p) […] ⟨Block b⟩ […] [Uṟattūr-k-kūṟṟa]-
⟨2⟩ ⟨Block a⟩(t)tu k(oṭumpā)ḷūr Aiñtaḷi mā(t)ē(va)rkku ⟨Block b⟩ […]
⟨3⟩ ⟨Block a⟩ […] (varkku) […] ⟨Block b⟩ […]-
⟨4⟩ ⟨Block a⟩(t t)ē(var)[…] c […] ⟨Block b⟩ […]-
⟨5⟩ ⟨Block a⟩[*] ṅka (koṇṭuriyāka) poṉ Iru kaḻañcā [*] m(a)⟨Block b⟩[…]
⟨6⟩ ⟨Block a⟩ […] (yō)ṭṭuva(r)kku poṉ […] ⟨Block b⟩ […]
Translation
⟨1⟩ […] kecari[varman] […]
⟨1–2⟩ for the Mahādeva of the Aintaḷi at Koṭumpāḷūr [in the Uṟattūrkkūṟṟam]
⟨3⟩ […]
⟨4⟩ god […]
⟨5⟩ […] two kaḻañcus of gold […]
⟨6⟩ […] gold […]
Bibliography
This edition by Emmanuel Francis, based on autopsy and photographs (E. Francis, 2017).
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for the Mahādeva of the Aintaḷi at Koṭumpāḷūr <supplied reason="lost">in the Uṟattūrkkūṟṟam</supplied>
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god <gap reason="illegible"/>
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<gap reason="illegible"/> gold <gap reason="illegible"/>
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Commentary
⟨1⟩ This line must have contained the name and regnal year of the ruling king (Rājakesarivarman or Parakesarivarman).