# SII 13.305: original edition by G.V. Srinivasa Rao

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 305. (A.R. No. 164 of 1931.) TIRUCHCHATTURAI,
TANJORE TALUK, TANJORE DISTRICT. ON THE WEST AND SOUTH WALLS OF THE
CENTRAL SHRINE, ŌDANAVANĒŚVARA TEMPLE

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv13p0i0305

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII13/DHARMA_INSSIIv13p0i0305.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This inscription is engraved in early characters with the virāma marked
for final consonants, and may therefore be assigned to Āditya I. It is
built in at the right end. It records an endowment of 25 kaḻañju of gold
for burning a lamp with 5 piḍi of ghee to be supplied daily from the
interest thereon, by . . . yaṉ Nāgaṉ.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti [4+] jakesaripanmaṟku yāṇṭu (2 10 3)⁓Āvatu (tti) [10+] (ya)ṉ
ṉākaṉen Iravum pakalum Oru [10+] ⟨2⟩ Erippataṟku(m) Ipbhaṭṭar kaivaḻi
kuṇanta poṉ niṟai cemmai Irupattai(ṅka)ḻa(ñcu)m (mutaṟ) k(e)ṭāme Itaṉ
pali(caiyāl nica)ti Aimpiṭi neyyāl Oru nan=tāviḷa [8+]

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 13.305 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. Page 162, item
305.