Kāñcipuram, Coṉṉa Vaṇṇam Ceyta Perumāḷ temple, time of Parakesarivarman, year 7
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First fragment
⟨A1⟩ svasti śrī Iraṭṭa-pāṭi Ēḻ-arai Ilakkamu[ṅ] koṇṭu pērāṟṟaṅkarai-k koppattu Ākava-mallaṉai Añcuvittavaṉ Āṉaiyuṅ kutiraiyum peṇṭir paṇṭāramuṅ koṇṭu vijaiya-Abhiṣekam paṇṇi vīra-ciṅkācaṉat=tu vīṟṟirun=t-aruḷiṉa kō-p-parakēcari-panmar-ā(ṉa) [**********] (yā)ṇṭu 7 Āvatu kāṭuveṭṭikaḷ nilaṉ ku(ṭi) tāṅkiyār [****] yār mu[m]maṭi-cōḻa-tēva [****] yār kuṭi tāṅki janakiyār-āṉa vaṉava¡n!-mātēviyār tiru-vekkā Āḻvārkku ce [*****] vitt-aruḷiṉa tiru-p pa [***********] taitta poṟ-pū [**]
⟨A2⟩ vaṭa kuṭiñaṟ kal 5 poṟ-kācu [*******] Itil [******] (ku)ṟak=kum muttu-k [****] 6 10 7 ce 𑿦 100 ṅ [******] (ku)ṟakkum [*************] nay [***] kkum [**********] 𑿦 [**********************************************************************] ṉāl kuṭiñaṟ kal (3) kaṇṭa vaṇi yokk(u)m [**********]
⟨A3⟩ [1 lost line]
Second fragment
⟨B1⟩ […] [**********] m¡u!vēnta-vēḷārum Iraṭṭa-pāṭi-(koṇṭa)-cōḻa-m¡u!vēnta-vēḷārum (vikrama-cōḻa)-mūvēnta-vēḷārum v¡i!ra-rājen¡t!ra-tamiḻatarayarum mummuṭi-(cōḻa-p) [********] m¡u!vēnta-vēḷā[rum] [********************] [***************] […]
⟨B2⟩ […] laivan m¡u!vēnta-vēḷārum vijeya-rājen¡t!ra-m¡u!vēnta-vēḷārum maṇṇai-koṇṭa-cōḻa-p-pallavatarayarum vikkirama-ṇi-m¡u!vēnta-vēḷārum rāja-ciṅka-bra(h)marāyarum nitta-vinōta-m¡u!vēnta-vēḷāru [********************] n=ta-viḻupparayanum Aḻakiya cōḻa-m¡u!vēnta- […]
⟨B3⟩ […] (ndra)-cōḻa-m¡u!vēn=tavēḷārum [**] navan Uttama [*****] rai kiḻān Ari-kula-viḻuppa(rai) [*******] pāṇṭiya-mūvēn=ta-vēḷārum parākkira [***] vēn=ta-vēḷāru [***] lacey [********************] m pañcavan brahmarāyaru [**] cōḻa-kula- […]
Third fragment
⟨C1⟩ […] vēḷānum puravu-vari-tiṇai-k-kaḷattu [*****] [***************] muṭi-koṇṭa-cōḻa-p-pallavarayanum perum pēr-uṭaiyāṉ […]
⟨C2⟩ […] (pañca?)vaṉ m¡u!vēn=tavē [**********] [***************] [********************] […]
Apparatus
Bibliography
Not reported in ARIE 1920–21.
Edited in Vicayavēṇukōpal and Irāmacāmi 2024 and Vijayavenugopal et al. 2026.
This revised digital edition by Emmanuel Francis based on photos (Babu N. Ramaswamy, 2024).
Primary
[V1] Vicayavēṇukōpal, Kō. and Nā. Irāmacāmi. 2024. kāñcipuram coṉṉa vaṇṇam ceyta perumāḷ koyil kalveṭṭukaḷ. Putucēri: Pirañcu Āciyaviyal Āyvakam. Pages 5–7, item 3.
[V2] Vijayavenugopal, G., N. Babu Ramaswamy and Vigneshwaran Muralidaran. 2026. Coṉṉa Vaṇṇam Ceyta Perumāḷ temple inscriptions, Kāñcīpuram. Heidelberg: Heidelberg Asian Studies Publishing. Pages 10–12, item 3.
Secondary
ARIE 1920–21. G.O. No. 183, 23rd September 1921, Epigraphy, Annual report for the year 1920-21 of the Assistant Archaeological Superintendent, Recorded. Edited by G. Venkoba Rao. No place, 1921.
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<lb n="A1"/><hi rend="grantha">svasti śrī</hi>
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<l n="1">Iraṭṭa-pāṭi Ēḻ-arai Ilakkamu<supplied reason="lost">ṅ</supplied> koṇṭu</l>
<l n="2">pērāṟṟaṅkarai-k koppattu</l>
<l n="3">Ākava-mallaṉai Añcuvittavaṉ</l>
<l n="4">Āṉaiyuṅ kutiraiyum peṇṭir paṇṭāramuṅ</l>
<l n="5">koṇṭu</l>
<l n="6">vi<hi rend="grantha">jai</hi>ya-A<hi rend="grantha">bhiṣe</hi>kam paṇṇi</l>
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<p>kō-p-parakēcari-pa<hi rend="grantha">nma</hi>r-ā<unclear>ṉa</unclear> <gap reason="lost" quantity="10" unit="character" precision="low"/> <unclear>yā</unclear>ṇṭu 7 Āvatu kāṭuveṭṭikaḷ nilaṉ ku<unclear>ṭi</unclear> tāṅkiyār <gap reason="lost" quantity="4" unit="character"/> yār mu<supplied reason="lost">m</supplied>maṭi-cōḻa-tēva <gap reason="illegible" quantity="4" unit="character"/> yār kuṭi tāṅki <hi rend="grantha">ja</hi>nakiyār-āṉa vaṉava<choice><orig>n</orig><reg>ṉ</reg></choice>-mātēviyār tiru-vekkā Āḻvārkku ce <seg rend="check"><gap reason="lost" quantity="5" unit="character"/><!--EF: ceyva cāttva?--></seg> vitt-aruḷiṉa tiru-p pa <gap reason="illegible" quantity="11" unit="character"/> taitta poṟ-pū <gap reason="lost" quantity="2" unit="character"/>
<lb n="A2"/>vaṭa kuṭiñaṟ kal 5 poṟ-kācu <gap reason="lost" quantity="7" unit="character"/> Itil <gap reason="illegible" quantity="6" unit="character"/> <unclear>ku</unclear>ṟak=kum muttu-k <gap reason="illegible" quantity="4" unit="character"/> <num value="67">6 <g type="numeral">10</g> 7</num> ce <g ref="sym:tam-nilam" type="ideogram"/> <g type="numeral">100</g> ṅ <gap reason="illegible" quantity="6" unit="character"/> <unclear>ku</unclear>ṟakkum <gap reason="illegible" quantity="13" unit="character"/> nay <gap reason="lost" quantity="3" unit="character"/> kkum <gap reason="illegible" quantity="10" unit="character"/> <g ref="sym:tam-nilam" type="ideogram"/> <gap reason="illegible" quantity="70" unit="character" precision="low"/> ṉāl kuṭiñaṟ kal <unclear>3</unclear> kaṇṭa vaṇi yokk<unclear>u</unclear>m <gap reason="illegible" quantity="10" unit="character"/>
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<div type="textpart" n="B"><head>Second fragment</head>
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<div type="textpart" n="A"><head>First fragment</head>
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<lem>nilaṉ ku<unclear>ṭi</unclear> tāṅkiyār <gap reason="lost" quantity="4" unit="character"/> yār</lem>
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<lem>vikkirama-ṇi-m<choice><orig>u</orig><reg>ū</reg></choice>vēnta-vēḷārum</lem>
<rdg source="bib:Vicayavenukopal+Iramacami2024_01 bib:Vijayavenugopal+al2026_01"> vikkirama cōḻa mūvēnta vēḷārum</rdg>
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<p>From the available photos, it appears that the second fragment further continues towards the right.</p>
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<p>Not reported in <bibl><ptr target="bib:ARIE1920-1921"/></bibl>.</p>
<p>Edited in <bibl><ptr target="bib:Vicayavenukopal+Iramacami2024_01"/></bibl> and <bibl><ptr target="bib:Vijayavenugopal+al2026_01"/></bibl>.</p>
<p>This revised digital edition by Emmanuel Francis based on photos (Babu N. Ramaswamy, 2024).</p>
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Commentary
From the available photos, it appears that the second fragment further continues towards the right.