# SII 14.166: original edition by A. S. Ramanatha Ayyar

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 166. (A.R. No. 625 of 1916.) ŚĒRMĀDĒVI,
AMBASAMUDRAM TALUK, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT. ON THE NORTH WALL OF THE
CENTRAL SHRINE, AMMAINĀTHASVĀMIN TEMPLE

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv14p1i0166

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII14/DHARMA_INSSIIv14p1i0166.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

This belongs to Jaṭāvarmaṉ Sundara-Chōḷapāṇḍya, as his title Jaṭāvarmaṉ
is given, and it registers the usual gift of fifty sheep by Araiyaṉ
Ambalanāthaṉ for burning a lamp in the temple of
Śrīkayilāyam-uḍaiya-Mahādēva. The regnal year is [20].

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] koccaṭaiyapaṉmarāṉa Uṭaiyār śrī [4+] (2 10)⁓Āvatu ⟨2⟩
rājarājappāṇṭi nāṭṭu Uttamacoḻa vaḷanāṭṭu mu [4+]
coḻaccarup⟨3⟩petimaṅkalattu śrīkayilāyamuṭaiya mahā [6+] ⟨4⟩ ṭāvūruṭaiyā
ṉaraiya ṉampalanātaṉ vaitta tiru⟨5⟩nantāviḷak koṉṟiṉuk kaṭṭuvatāṉa
neyuḻa [5+] p perāṭu Ai⟨6⟩mpatu I⟨v⟩vāṭu Aimpatum kaikkoṇṭu candrāditta
[4+] Uḻakkuma⟨7⟩ṭṭuvatāṉa veṭṭikkuṭi kāricāttaṉuk kiṟaippu [4+] kaṉ
caṭai⟨8⟩(ya)ṉeṉ ∥⁓

## Commentary

A stone is lost in the middle.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 14.166 (ARIE/1916-1917/B/1916/625) 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 93, item 166.