# SII 22.407: original edition by G.V. Srinivasa Rao

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 407. (A.R. No. 407 of 1906) TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT,
TIRUNELVELI TALUK, MARUGĀLTALAI. ON A BOULDER IN THE MIDDLE OF HILL
KNOWN AS PŪVILUḌAIYĀR-MALAI

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv22p0i0407

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII22/DHARMA_INSSIIv22p0i0407.xml

Language: Undetermined [Script (unspecified)]

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## Summary

This is an inscription of one line in early Brāhmī characters (of the
Aśokan period) engraved on the overhanging rock of a cave on the floor
of which are cut seven stone beds, popularly known as Pāṇḍavar-paḍukkai.
This along with similar inscriptions from other places in the South have
been published by Shri K.V. Subrahmanya Aiyar in a paper read before the
Oriental Conference held at Madras in 1924.

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## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 22.407 by Srinivasa Rao 1997 converted to DHARMA
conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

### Primary

[SII] Srinivasa Rao, G.V. 1997. South Indian inscriptions. Volume XXII,
Part II: inscriptions collected during the year 1906. South Indian
Inscriptions 22.2. Delhi: Archaeological survey of India (Director
General). Page 341, item 407.