Koṭumpāḷūr, Aivarkōyil, fragment, time of […]kesarivarman, year 13

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: Donation of gold for the Mahādeva of the Aintaḷi at Koṭumpāḷūr for the upkeep of perpetual lamps.

Language: Tamil (tam) [Tamil (tamil)].

Version: 2025-11-13 23:30 (5e1d845), last modified 2025-11-01 12:24 (3fb04ec).

Edition

⟨1⟩  ⟨Block a⟩ […] [kēcari]⟨Block b⟩parma¡k!ku yāṇṭu 10 3(Ā)vatu I¡v!-āṇṭu (U)[ṟat]tū[r]⟨Block c⟩[-k-kūṟṟattu]
⟨2⟩  ⟨Block a⟩ […][koṭumpā]⟨Block b⟩ḷūr ¡Añ!taḷi mahādevarkku Oru noṉtā ⟨Block c⟩ [viḷakku] […]
⟨3⟩  ⟨Block a⟩ […] ⟨Block b⟩ cilat tirumeṟṟaḷi mātaṉ ca¡ṉ!ti(kku)m ti⟨Block c⟩[ruviḷakku] […]
⟨4⟩  ⟨Block a⟩ […] ⟨Block b⟩ kaḻañcu ca¡ṉ!tirāti¿tava? pakal no¡ṉ!t⟨Block c⟩[ā viḷakku]-
⟨5⟩ ⟨Block a⟩[…] ⟨Block b⟩ t(arku) nakkaṉ [**] (ce)ti [*] Ik-(k)aḻañcum kai […] ⟨Block c⟩ […]
⟨6⟩  ⟨Block a⟩ […] [A]⟨Block b⟩¡ñ!-taḷi […] [Itu] paṉmā⟨Block c⟩hecuvara-(ra)(kṣai)

Apparatus

⟨6⟩ [A] ‡ ¡ñ!⟨n⟩-taḷi • The restoration is consistent with the spelling of the rest of the inscription. The recontructed original has to be fully normalised to Aintaḷi. — ⟨6⟩ hecuvara-(ra)(kṣai) • These are the only letters clearly readable on the third block.

Translation

⟨1⟩ 13th year of [kecari][…]varman […]

⟨1–5⟩ In this year, for the Mahādeva of the Aintaḷi at Koṭumpāḷūr in the Uṟattūrkkūṟṟam, one perpetual lamp […] … (cilat tirumeṟṟaḷi mātaṉ), one lamp for the twilight […] kaḻañcu, as long as the moon and the sun, a perpetual day-lamp […] Nakkaṉ Ceti

⟨5–6⟩ This kaḻañcu […] the Aintaḷi […]

⟨6⟩ This [donation is under] the protection of the Paṉmāheśvaras.

Commentary

The inscription Kotumpalur 7, another fragment on the site, possibly gives the beginning of lines 4-6.

Bibliography

This edition by Emmanuel Francis, based on autopsy and photographs (E. Francis, 2017).

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<supplied reason="lost">kēcari</supplied>

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<supplied reason="lost">-k-kūṟṟattu</supplied>

<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/><supplied reason="lost">koṭumpā</supplied>

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<supplied reason="lost">Itu</supplied> paṉmā

<hi rend="grantha">he</hi>cuvara-<unclear>ra</unclear><hi rend="grantha"><unclear>kṣai</unclear></hi>

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13th year of <supplied reason="lost">kecari</supplied><gap reason="lost"/>varman <gap reason="lost"/>

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In this year, for the Mahādeva of the Aintaḷi at Koṭumpāḷūr in the Uṟattūrkkūṟṟam, one perpetual lamp

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This <foreign>kaḻañcu</foreign> <gap reason="lost"/> the Aintaḷi <gap reason="lost"/>

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This <supplied reason="subaudible">donation is under</supplied> the protection of the Paṉmā<hi rend="grantha">heśva</hi>ras.

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