# Kāñcipuram, Coṉṉa Vaṇṇam Ceyta Perumāḷ temple, no king, no year

G. Vijayavenugopal and Emmanuel Francis

Authors of digital edition: G. Vijayavenugopal, Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSTamilNadu00810

Repository: Tamil Nadu (varia) (tfa-tamilnadu-epigraphy)

File path: DHARMA_INSTamilNadu00810.xml

Language: Tamil [Tamil]

Commit: 2026-11-15 15:59 (9615181), last modified 2026-09-29 11:10
(5251b7d)

## Summary

Fragment. King’s name and year lost, if any. Likely 12th century
according to Vijayavenugopal et al. 2026.

On the jagati of the south base of the mahāmaṇḍapa.

## Palaeographic description

The āytam is represented by a character resembling x.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ […] tiru-veḵkā Āḻvār kaṉmikaḷō(m) [1+] ntu [15+] nāṅkaḷum kāñcipura
[…] ⟨2⟩ […] vilai-y-āvaṇam āvat’ ākavum Ituvē poruḷ mā vaṟuti po(ru)
[7+] t’ ākavum Ituva(l)latu vēṟu poruḷ mā […]

## Commentary

Before on the left on the same base is another fragment
(INSTamilNadu00804), which is possibly its beginning.

## Bibliography

Not reported in ARIE 1920–21.

Edited in Vicayavēṇukōpal & Irāmacāmi 2024 and Vijayavenugopal et al.
2026.

This digital edition by Emmanuel Francis based on photos (Babu N.
Ramaswamy, 2024).

### Primary

[V1] Vicayavēṇukōpal, Kō. & Nā. Irāmacāmi. 2024. kāñcipuram coṉṉa vaṇṇam
ceyta perumāḷ koyil kalveṭṭukaḷ. Putucēri: Pirañcu Āciyaviyal Āyvakam.
Page 12, item 10.

[V2] Vijayavenugopal, G., N. Babu Ramaswamy & Vigneshwaran Muralidaran.
2026. Coṉṉa Vaṇṇam Ceyta Perumāḷ temple inscriptions, Kāñcīpuram.
Heidelberg: Heidelberg Asian Studies Publishing. Page 24, item 10.

### 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.