# Koṭumpāḷūr, Aivarkōyil, time of […]kesarivarman, year unknown

Emmanuel Francis

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSKotumpalur00006

Repository: Koṭumpāḷūr (tfa-kotumpalur-epigraphy)

File path: DHARMA_INSKotumpalur00006.xml

Language: Tamil [Tamil]

Commit: 2026-09-29 11:09 (783a257), last modified 2026-09-29 11:09
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## Summary

Lacunose inscription. Donation of gold for the Mahādeva of the Aintaḷi
at Koṭumpāḷūr, probably for the upkeep of a perpetual lamp.

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## 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⟩[1×] ṅka (koṇṭuriyāka) poṉ
Iru kaḻañcā [1×] 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 […]

## Commentary

⟨1⟩ This line must have contained the name and regnal year of the ruling
king (Rājakesarivarman or Parakesarivarman).

## Bibliography

This edition by Emmanuel Francis, based on autopsy and photographs (E.
Francis, 2017).