SII 3.13: original edition by Eugen Julius Theodor Hultzsch

Alternative title: “I—INSCRIPTIONS IN THE VISHNU TEMPLE AT UKKAL. No. 13.—ON THE SOUTH WALL OF THE MANDAPA.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: This inscription is dated in the 17th year of the reign of the ancient Chōḷa king Rājakēsarivarman. It was meant to record some decision of the village assembly, but was left unfinished for unknown reasons.

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

Repository: South Indian Inscriptions (Original Edition) (south-indian-inscriptions).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0013.

File path: SII03/DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0013.xml.

Version: 2026-04-19 12:07 (615297c), last modified 2026-04-02 12:13 (289a050).

Edition

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] ko rājakesariva(r)mmaṟku yāṇṭu 10 7 Āvatu nāḷ (100) 2 10 2 In=nāḷāl śrīvikramābharaṇaccatu(r){v}ve¿ti?maṃ-

⟨2⟩ ¿k?alattu Ivvāṭṭai (sa)¿M?vatsaravāriyapperumakkaḷum E¿k?ivāriyapperum(bha)ṭṭarka(ḷu)m viśi-

⟨3⟩ ṣṭarkaḷumuḷḷi⟨ṭṭa⟩ mahāsabhaiyom(m)e⟨m⟩mūr puvaṉimāṇikkaviṣṇ(u)gṛhatte kūṭa Iruntu [*************************]

Apparatus

⟨1⟩ svasti śrī • These two words are engraved to the left of lines 1 and 2.

Translation by Hultzsch 1899

Hail ! Prosperity ! On the 122nd day of the 17th year (of the reign) of king Rājakēsarivarman,—we, the great assembly of Śrī-Vikramābharaṇa-chaturvēdimaṅgalam,—including the great men elected for this year, the great Bhaṭṭas elected for (the supervision of) the tank, and (all other) distinguished men,—being assembled on this day in the Puvaṉimāṇikka-Vishṇugṛiham in our village, . . . . . . . . . .

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.13 by Hultzsch 1899 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Hultzsch, Eugen Julius Theodor. 1899. South-Indian inscriptions. Volume III: Miscellaneous inscriptions from the Tamil country. Part I: Inscriptions at Ukkal, Melpadi, Karuvur, Manimangalam and Tiruvallam. South Indian Inscriptions 3.1. Madras: Government Press. Pages 20–21, item 13.

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