# SII 13.18: original edition by G.V. Srinivasa Rao

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 18. (A.R. No. 124 of 1925.) TIRUVĀḌUTURAI,
MAYAVARAM TALUK, TANJORE DISTRICT. ON THE SOUTH WALL OF THE CENTRAL
SHRINE, GŌMUKTĪŚVARA TEMPLE

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv13p0i0018

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII13/DHARMA_INSSIIv13p0i0018.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This is an incomplete inscription, recording a gift of 12 kaḻañju of
gold for a perpetual lamp in the temple of Tiruvāvaḍutuṟai-Mahādēva at
Śāttaṉūr, a brahmadēya in Tiraimūr-nāḍu by a merchant of Karuppūr. The
writing appears to be earlier than that of No. 17 above.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] ⟨2⟩ koIrājake(sa)ripanmaṟ⟨3⟩(ku) yāṇṭu 2-Āvatu
teṉka⟨4⟩rai tiraimurnāṭṭu brahmade⟨5⟩yaM cāttaṉūr śrī tiruvāvaṭu⟨6⟩tuṟai
mahādeva⟨r⟩kku I(nnā)ṭṭu ka⟨7⟩ruppūr viyāpāri kāri toṭṭam ⟨8⟩ Oru
non=tāviḷakkiṉuk=ku v¿a?⟨ai⟩tta po⟨9⟩ṉ paṉṉiru kaḻañcu Ippoṉṉi⟨10⟩l
tirukkoyiluṭaiyom moci ⟨11⟩ kāṭan tuṟaiyāṉu⟨m⟩ tampimā

## Commentary

⟨11⟩ tampimā. Stops here.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 13.18 by Srinivasa Rao 1952 converted to DHARMA
conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

See revised edition by Emmanuel Francis (INSTiruvavatuturai10124).

### Primary

[SII] Srinivasa Rao, G.V. 1952. South-Indian inscriptions (texts) (with
introductory notes in English). Volume XIII: The Cholas. South Indian
Inscriptions 13. Madras: Archaeological Survey of India. Page 7, item
18.