# Teṉmuṭiyaṉūr, hero-stone, time of [name lost], year [figure lost]

Emmanuel Francis

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSPallava00289

Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy)

File path: DHARMA_INSPallava00289.xml

Language: Tamil [Vaṭṭeḻuttu]

Commit: 2026-10-08 12:16 (1b1b17c), last modified 2026-09-29 11:09
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## Summary

Hero-stone inscription commemorating the death of a hero.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ [ca. 1+] ṉu [ca. 7+] yār ⟨2⟩ kuti(rai) [ca. 3+] makka⟨3⟩ṇṇamaṭ [ca.
2+] ⟨4⟩ kutti ⟨5⟩ paṭṭāṉ ⟨6⟩ kal

## Translation

⟨1–6⟩ … ⟨This is⟩ the stone ⟨of⟩ Kutti, he who fell (paṭṭāṉ), … a
relative (makkaḷ[1]) … horse (kutirai) …

## Commentary

There are further lines missing at the beginning.

## Bibliography

Edited in Nākacāmi 1972 (CN 1971/67). Text and summary in Mahalingam
1988 (IP 289).

This digital edition by Emmanuel Francis, based on previous edition(s).

### Primary

[CN] Nākacāmi, Irā. 1972. Ceṅkam naṭukaṟkaḷ. TNSDA publication 21.
Ceṉṉai: Tamiḻnāṭu Aracu tolporuḷ Āyvuttuṟai. Item 1971/67.

[IP] Mahalingam, T. V. 1988. Inscriptions of the Pallavas. New Delhi;
Delhi: Indian Council of Historical Research; Agam Prakashan. Page 681,
item 289.

[1] Alternatively, if the lacuna is to be restored as maru-makkaḷ: the
nephew.