# SII 14.23: original edition by A. S. Ramanatha Ayyar

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 23. (A.R. No. 295 of 1916.) ŚIṄGAMPAṬṬI,
AMBASAMUDRAM TALUK, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT. ON A ROCK IN A FIELD AT
MĒLAI-ŚIṄGAMPAṬṬI

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv14p1i0023

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII14/DHARMA_INSSIIv14p1i0023.xml

Language: Tamil [Vaṭṭeḻuttu]

Commit: 2026-11-09 23:45 (242ff60), last modified 2026-09-29 11:08
(2b36d53)

## Summary

This highly damaged Vaṭṭeḷuttu record belongs to the 8th year of the
king Māṟañjaḍaiyaṉ, but nothing more than his name can be traces
inscription.

------------------------------------------------------------------------

## Edition

⟨1⟩ komāṟañcaṭaiyaṟku yāṇṭu E(ṭ)⟨2⟩ṭu Ivvaraṇṭu Iḷaṅkoykuṭi te⟨3⟩ca [3+]
melu⁓ ⟨4⟩ [3+] ruyamākaṅ⁓ ⟨5⟩ [3+] ḻanta [3+] ⟨6⟩ [3+] mum kalamuccu
[2+] ⟨7⟩ rattu [2+] raṅkoḷeṉ

## Commentary

The record is much weather-worn and obliterated.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 14.23 by Ramanatha Ayyar 1962 converted to DHARMA
conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

### Primary

[SII] Ramanatha Ayyar, A. S. 1962. South Indian inscriptions. Volume
XIV: The Pāṇḍyas. South Indian Inscriptions 14. Delhi: Archaeological
survey of India (Manager of Publications). Page 22, item 23.