# Cāḷuvaṉ Kuppam, no king, no year

Emmanuel Francis

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSPallava00522

Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy)

File path: DHARMA_INSPallava00522.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

Commit: 2026-11-11 17:29 (458e70c), last modified 2026-09-29 11:09
(6edbbfa)

## Summary

Pillar inscription recording a donation of gold for offering food during
a festival.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī

kīrai-p-piriyaṉ koṇṭa¡n!⟨ṉ⟩ nannatya civarē kārtti⟨2⟩kai y-ūṭṭukkun
tiru-viḻāvukkum-āka-t taṅkaḷ kurukkaḷ vai⟨3⟩{y}tta po¡nn!⟨ṉṉ⟩ āṭu
mu¿ṭ?⟨t⟩al-āka vaitta po¡nn!⟨ṉṉ⟩ iru-kaḻañcu

## Translation

⟨1⟩ Prosperity! Fortune!

⟨1–3⟩ ⟨There are⟩ two kaḻañcus of gold that ... gave ...

## Bibliography

Edited in B.

This digital edition by Emmanuel Francis, based on Badhreenath 2015. The
distinction between initial and medial vowels, and between Grantha and
Tamil letters could not be implemented with full confidence. The present
digital edition is thus provisional and should be revised with proper
visual documentation.

### Primary

[B] Badhreenath, Sathyabhama. 2015. Śāḷuvan̤kuppam excavations 2005-07.
New Delhi: Archaeological Survey of India. Page 154, item 6.