# SII 13.296: original edition by G.V. Srinivasa Rao

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 296. (A.R. No. 324 of 1904.) KUḌUMIYĀMALAI,
PUDUKKOTTAI STATE. ON THE EAST FACE OF THE SOUTH PILLAR IN THE ROCK-CUT
SHRINE, MĒLAIKKŌYIL TEMPLE

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv13p0i0296

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII13/DHARMA_INSSIIv13p0i0296.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This is damaged at the end. It registers the gift of a kaḻañju of gold
for the monthly supply of a nāḻi of ghee, to the temple of
Tirumēṟṟaḷi-Perumāṉaḍigaḷ at Tirunīlakkuṉṟam in Kuṉṟiyūr-nāḍu, by one
[Tiru]vaigaḍaṉ.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] koIrācakecaripar⟨2⟩maṟku yāṇṭu Irupattu Iraṇṭā⟨3⟩vatu
Ivvāṇṭu kuṉṟiyūr⟨4⟩nāṭṭu tirunilakkuṉṟattu ⟨5⟩ meṟṟaḷiperumāṉaṭikaḷukku
teva⟨6⟩ki kaṇṇaṉaic cāttit (tiru)vaikā⟨7⟩ṭaṉ vaitta poṉ kaḻañcu
kaḻañ(cu)⟨8⟩m grāmi(I)rāka(ṉ) kaiyvaḻi tiṅkaḷ nā⟨9⟩ḻi ne(y)a [7+]
tiṉu⟨10⟩kku ku(ṭu) [6+]

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 13.296 by Srinivasa Rao 1952 converted to DHARMA
conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

### 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. Pages 157–158,
item 296.