# SII 3.13: original edition by Eugen Julius Theodor Hultzsch

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: I—INSCRIPTIONS IN THE VISHNU TEMPLE AT UKKAL. No.
13.—ON THE SOUTH WALL OF THE MANDAPA

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0013

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII03/DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0013.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha]

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## Summary

This inscription is dated in the 17th year of the reign of the ancient
Chōḷa king Rājakēsarivarman. It was meant to record some decision of the
village assembly, but was left unfinished for unknown reasons.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] ko rājakesariva(r)mmaṟku yāṇṭu 10 7 Āvatu nāḷ (100) 2
10 2 In=nāḷāl śrīvikramābharaṇaccatu(r){v}ve¿ti?⟨di⟩maṁ⟨2⟩¿k?⟨g⟩alattu
Ivvāṭṭai (sa)¿M?⟨ṁ⟩vatsaravāriyapperumakkaḷum
E¿k?⟨r⟩ivāriyapperum(bha)ṭṭarka(ḷu)m viśi⟨3⟩ṣṭarkaḷumuḷḷi⟨ṭṭa⟩
mahāsabhaiyom(m)e⟨m⟩mūr puvaṉimāṇikkaviṣṇ(u)gṛhatte kūṭa Iruntu [25+]

## Apparatus

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī • These two words are engraved to the left of lines 1 and
2.

## Translation by Hultzsch 1899

Hail ! Prosperity ! On the 122nd day of the 17th year (of the reign) of
king Rājakēsarivarman,—we, the great assembly of
Śrī-Vikramābharaṇa-chaturvēdimaṅgalam,—including the great men elected
for this year, the great Bhaṭṭas elected for (the supervision of) the
tank, and (all other) distinguished men,—being assembled on this day in
the Puvaṉimāṇikka-Vishṇugṛiham in our village, . . . . . . . . . .

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.13 by Hultzsch 1899 converted to DHARMA
conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

### Primary

[SII] Hultzsch, Eugen Julius Theodor. 1899. South-Indian inscriptions.
Volume III: Miscellaneous inscriptions from the Tamil country. Part I:
Inscriptions at Ukkal, Melpadi, Karuvur, Manimangalam and Tiruvallam.
South Indian Inscriptions 3.1. Madras: Government Press. Pages 20–21,
item 13.