Pillar 1, upper square portion, face 1 raṇ·ṭ-āvatu

tiru-k·-kaṭai-mu ṭi mātēvark·=ku no n·tā viḷak·=ku Eri p·pataṟk·=ku vicai yā-purattu ni laṅ kuṟaru Pillar 2, upper square portion, face 1 ṉmāheccurar I lakkai-y-āka E rippār āṉār

Itu koṇṭu Ila kkittāṉ aṭi eṉ ṟa lai mēlatu

paṉ-maāheccurar pati ṉ eṇṇṇ-ā Pillar 2, middle octagonal portion, face 1 yiravaru m mey kāppā rum ciri-ka ṇṭa-pu rattu vāriya r paṉṉi ruvarum kaṇṭa varicai poṉ paṉ ṉiru ka Pillar 2, lower square portion, face 1 ḻañcu kuṭu ttatu .

mātēvark·=ku mātēvark=ku The conjuct k=ku appears to have a puḷḷi on the first k. See alsot the further occurrences of this conjuct k=ku in the inscription. kuṟaru kuṟar co °māheccurar °māhecurar Ila kkittāṉ Ila ccittāṉ paṉ-maāheccurar paṉmāheccirar

2nd year of

In fact possiby two different inscriptions: inscription 1 from lines 1 to 7 (continuing on the middle octagonal portion of pillar 1? ) and inscription 2 from lines 7 to 31. Note that the original ARIE number has been expanded with letters, which means split into several inscriptions what was first perceive as one single record on the spot.

considers that there is one line between our lines 7 and 8. This is made necessary to connect the text between our lines 7 and 8. This is not warranted on the photos of the original and it substantiates the hypotheses that we have here in fact two discrete inscriptions.

On the date attribution to the reign of Nr̥patuṅgavarman, see

Reported in (ARIE/1900-1901/A/1901/300B).

Edited in (SII 7.527). Text and summary in (IP 194); edited and translated in .

This revised edition by Emmanuel Francis, based on photos (except for lines 24-25) and on previous editions.

319-320 527 526-527 194 check check 27 A/1901 300B