Koṭumpāḷūr, Muccukuṇḍeśvara temple, time of Parakesarivarman, year 14

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Language: Tamil (tam) [Grantha (grantha), Tamil (tamil)].

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Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī kō-p-para-kēcari-paṉmaṟku yā‡ṇṭu pati⟨ṉ⟩ nāl-āvatu koṭumpā‡[ḷūr] tiru-mutu-kuṉṟam Uṭaiyarkku Iraṭṭa-[pā]-

⟨2⟩ (ṭi)-koṇṭa-cōḻa-vaḷanāṭṭu Ollaiyūr-kūṟ‡ṟattu 3 10 vāy maṅkalam [pu]ravi⟨ṟ⟩ ‡ (cu)rukki Iṟaiyil⟨i⟩ Iḻicci kuṭi n¡i!kki-t tē[va]-

⟨3⟩ (r)tānañ c¡e!tu-k kuṭuttē⟨ṉ⟩ mayimālai-Irukku(v)ē‡ḷ-ēṉ Ucciyam pōtai san=tikku cū‡lattāl A¿ḷ?akkum Arici-kuṟuṇiyum

⟨4⟩ (ney)-y-amutu⟨m⟩ tayir-amutum celutta-k kaṭava[ṉ] ‡ paṉmāheśvararē Avarkaḷ rakṣai ↝

Apparatus

⟨2⟩ 3 10 vāy ⬦ nalvāy Āvaṇam. — ⟨2⟩ [pu]ravi⟨ṟ⟩ ⬦ nāvi Āvaṇam • Compare Iṟaiyil iḻiccip puravil curukki kuṭi nīṅkāt (SII 34.337, ll. 11-12), Iṟaiyili puravil curukki (SII 34. 386, l. 15). — ⟨2⟩ Iṟaiyil⟨i⟩ ⬦ Iṟaiyili Āvaṇam. — ⟨2⟩ nikki ⬦ nīkki Āvaṇam. — ⟨2⟩ tē[va]⟨3⟩(r)tānañ ⬦ tē⟨3⟩vatānañ Āvaṇam.

⟨3⟩ cetu ⬦ ceytu Āvaṇam. — ⟨3⟩ Irukku(v)ēḷēṉ ⬦ Irukku vēḷ(ā)ṉ Āvaṇam.

⟨4⟩ paṉmāheśvararē ⬦ māhecvararrē Āvaṇam. — ⟨4⟩ tayiramutum ⬦ tayiramutu Āvaṇam.

Translation

⟨1⟩ Prosperity! Fortune!

⟨1⟩ Fourteenth year of the king Parakesarivarman.

⟨1–3⟩ I, Mayimālai Irukkuvēḷ, I have given for the lord of Tirumutukuṉṟam in Koṭumpāḷūr ⟨the land named⟩ 30 vāy maṅkaḷam after having it cleared from stone (nāvi), having it ... (curukki), having exempted it tax-free, having removed the tenants, and made it a devadāna.

⟨3–4⟩ He¹ is due to deliver one aḻakku as per the trident standard, one kuṟuṇi of rice, ghee food-offering, and curd food-offering at midday twilight.

⟨4⟩ This is under the protection of the honourable Paṉmāheśvarars.

Bibliography

Reported in ARIE 1907–08 (ARIE/1968-1969/B/1968-1969/293).

Edited (3 lines instead of 4) in Pāskaraṉ & Irājēntiraṉ 2004 (Āvaṇam 15.10.7).

This edition by Emmanuel Francis based on autopsy and photos.

Primary

[Āvaṇam] Pāskaraṉ, Irā. & Karu. Irājēntiraṉ. 2004. “putukkōṭṭai māvaṭṭak kalveṭṭukaḷ - 2.” Āvaṇam 15, pp. 35–39. Item 10.7, page 38.

Secondary

ARIE 1968–69. Annual report on Indian epigraphy for 1968-69. Edited by G. S. Gai. New Delhi: Archaeological survey of India, 1974. Page 54, appendixes B/1968-1969, item 293.

Notes

1. The temple priest or officer.

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<p n="1">Fourteenth year of the king Parakesarivarman.</p>

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