# SII 14.53: original edition by A. S. Ramanatha Ayyar

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 53. (A.R. No. 416 of 1917.) KUTTĀLAM, TENKASI
TALUK, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT. ON A PILLAR IN THE EAST VERANDAH OF THE
KUTTĀLANĀTHA TEMPLE

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv14p1i0053

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII14/DHARMA_INSSIIv14p1i0053.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Vaṭṭeḻuttu]

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## Summary

This Vaṭṭeḻuttu record dated in the 2+7th year of the reign of
Śaḍaiya-Māṟaṉ is incomplete and stops with shemention of Tirukkuṟṟālam
in Teṉvāra-nāḍu.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ (svasti) śrī [∥] ko⟨2⟩(ccaṭaiya)māṟa⟨r⟩⟨3⟩(kku) yāṇṭu I⟨4⟩raṇṭu
Itaṉo ⟨5⟩ tir Eḻu I⟨6⟩vvāṇṭu teṉ⟨7⟩vāra nāṭṭut ⟨8⟩ tirukku⟨ṟ⟩ṟā

## Commentary

⟨8⟩ The remaining portion is built into the wall.

A fragment above this inscription reads thus:

⟨1⟩ nāṭṭu śrīkuṟ⟨2⟩ṟālattu [3+] ⟨3⟩ ra [1+] ku kuṟṟā⟨4⟩lattut

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 14.53 (ARIE/1917-1918/B/1917/416) 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). Pages 39–40, item 53.