# Koṭumpāḷūr, Aivarkōyil, fragment, time of […]kesarivarman, year 13

Emmanuel Francis

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSKotumpalur00008

Repository: Koṭumpāḷūr (tfa-kotumpalur-epigraphy)

File path: DHARMA_INSKotumpalur00008.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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

Donation of gold for the Mahādeva of the Aintaḷi at Koṭumpāḷūr for the
upkeep of perpetual lamps.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ ⟨Block a⟩ […] [kēcari]⟨Block b⟩parma¡k!⟨rk⟩ku yāṇṭu 10 3(Ā)vatu

I¡v!⟨vv⟩-āṇṭu (U)[ṟat]tū[r]⟨Block c⟩[-k-kūṟṟattu] ⟨2⟩ ⟨Block a⟩
[…][koṭumpā]⟨Block b⟩ḷūr ¡Añ!⟨Ain⟩taḷi mahādevarkku Oru noṉtā ⟨Block c⟩
[viḷakku] […] ⟨3⟩ ⟨Block a⟩ […] ⟨Block b⟩ cilat tirumeṟṟaḷi mātaṉ
ca¡ṉ!⟨n⟩ti(kku)m ti⟨Block c⟩[ruviḷakku] […] ⟨4⟩ ⟨Block a⟩ […] ⟨Block b⟩
kaḻañcu ca¡ṉ!⟨n⟩tirāti¿tava?⟨ttavat⟩ pakal no¡ṉ!⟨n⟩t⟨Block c⟩[ā
viḷakku]⟨5⟩⟨Block a⟩[…] ⟨Block b⟩ t(arku) nakkaṉ [2+] (ce)ti [1+]

Ik-(k)aḻañcum kai […] ⟨Block c⟩ […] ⟨6⟩ ⟨Block a⟩ […] [A]⟨Block
b⟩¡ñ!⟨n⟩-taḷi […]

[Itu] paṉmā⟨Block c⟩hecuvara-(ra)(kṣai)

## Apparatus

⟨6⟩ [A] ‡ ¡ñ!⟨n⟩-taḷi • The restoration is consistent with the spelling
of the rest of the inscription. The recontructed original has to be
fully normalised to Aintaḷi. — ⟨6⟩ hecuvara-(ra)(kṣai) • These are the
only letters clearly readable on the third block.

## Translation

⟨1⟩ 13th year of [kecari][…]varman […]

⟨1–5⟩ In this year, for the Mahādeva of the Aintaḷi at Koṭumpāḷūr in the
Uṟattūrkkūṟṟam, one perpetual lamp […] … (cilat tirumeṟṟaḷi mātaṉ), one
lamp for the twilight […] kaḻañcu, as long as the moon and the sun, a
perpetual day-lamp […] Nakkaṉ Ceti

⟨5–6⟩ This kaḻañcu […] the Aintaḷi […]

⟨6⟩ This ⟨donation is under⟩ the protection of the Paṉmāheśvaras.

## Commentary

The inscription Kotumpalur 7, another fragment on the site, possibly
gives the beginning of lines 4-6.

## Bibliography

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