Vallam, time of [name lost], year [figure lost]

Version: (ca25391), last modified (e4cbea6).

Edition

[unknown number of lost lines]⟨1⟩ hā-de(varku) [non] ⟨2⟩ tā-viḷak=ku E[ri] ⟨3⟩ ya śrī-Atik[ā] ⟨4⟩ ppiyaṉ [v]ai ⟨5⟩ tta cāvā muv[ā] ⟨6⟩ pēr āṭu to[] ⟨7⟩ ṇūṟṟu A ⟨8⟩ ṟuIdhamma[] ra ⟨9⟩ kṣippāṉ ⟨10⟩ śrīpātam ⟨11⟩ Eṉ talai ⟨12⟩ m[ē]la(ṉa)

Apparatus

⟨2⟩ E[ri]⟨3⟩ya4 10 IARIAR notes: “The number 40 is mentioned after the word, “nandavilakku” This may denote the weight of the lamp”.

Translation

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⟨1–8⟩ […] ninety-six undying unaging great sheep that the glorious Atikāppiyaṉ gave, so as to burn a perpetual for the Mahādeva […]

⟨8–12⟩ The feet of he who protects this pious act are on my head.

Bibliography

Summary and visual documentation in IAR 2003-04.

This edition by Emmanuel Francis, based on the published visual documentation.

Secondary

[IAR] IAR 2003-04. Indian Archaeology 2003-04: A Review. New Delhi: Archaeological Survey of India, 2011. Page 367, plate 279.