# Ciṟuvākkam, time of Mayēntirappottaracaru

Emmanuel Francis

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSPallava00450

Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy)

File path: DHARMA_INSPallava00450.xml

Language: Tamil [Tamil]

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

Slab inscription recording the foundation of a temple (tēvakulam) by the
great physician (perumaruttuvaṉāru) of Mayēntirappottaracaru.

## Palaeographic description

Single-curled kompu: no distinction between medial vowels o and ō, e and
ē.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ mayēntirappottaracaru ⟨2⟩ perumaruttuvaṉāru tēvakulam

## Translation

⟨1–2⟩ The temple ⟨of⟩[1] the great physician ⟨of⟩
Mayēntirappottaracaru.[2]

## Bibliography

Reported in IAR 2006-07 (p. 145).

Edited in Mahadevan 2014 (pp. 247), with visual documentation (fig.
5.17).

This edition by Emmanuel Francis, based on the visual documentation
published in Mahadevan 2014. Thanks to Centamiḻ Celvaṉ for pointing out
this inscription.

### Primary

[M] Mahadevan, Iravatham. 2014. Early Tamil epigraphy, from the earliest
times to the sixth century C.E. Vol. 1: Tamil-Brāhmī inscriptions. 2nd
edition, revised & enlarged. Chennai: Central Institute of Classical
Tamil. Page 247.

### Secondary

IAR 2006-07. Indian Archaeology 2006-07: A Review. Edited by D. N. Dimri
& Jeeban Kumar Patnaik. New Delhi: Archaeological Survey of India, 2016.
Page 145.

[1] That is, built at the order of.

[2] Sanskrit Mahendra + Tamil Pōttaracaru, that is, the Pallava king
Mahendra.