SII 13.18: original edition by G.V. Srinivasa Rao

Alternative title: No. 18. (A.R. No. 124 of 1925.) TIRUVĀḌUTURAI, MAYAVARAM TALUK, TANJORE DISTRICT. ON THE SOUTH WALL OF THE CENTRAL SHRINE, GŌMUKTĪŚVARA TEMPLE.

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: This is an incomplete inscription, recording a gift of 12 kaḻañju of gold for a perpetual lamp in the temple of Tiruvāvaḍutuṟai-Mahādēva at Śāttaṉūr, a brahmadēya in Tiraimūr-nāḍu by a merchant of Karuppūr. The writing appears to be earlier than that of No. 17 above.

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

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv13p0i0018.

File path: SII_B_clean/SII13/DHARMA_INSSIIv13p0i0018.xml.

Version: 2026-08-14 13:11 (e60c7f9), last modified 2026-07-27 17:21 (5c0ed87).

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥]
⟨2⟩ koIrājake(sa)ripanmaṟ-
⟨3⟩ (ku) yāṇṭu 2-Āvatu teṉka-
⟨4⟩ rai tiraimurnāṭṭu brahmade-
⟨5⟩ yaM cāttaṉūr śrī tiruvāvaṭu-
⟨6⟩ tuṟai mahādeva⟨r⟩kku I(nnā)ṭṭu ka-
⟨7⟩ ruppūr viyāpāri kāri toṭṭam
⟨8⟩ Oru non=tāviḷakkiṉuk=ku v¿a?tta po-
⟨9⟩ ṉ paṉṉiru kaḻañcu Ippoṉṉi-
⟨10⟩ l tirukkoyiluṭaiyom moci
⟨11⟩ kāṭan tuṟaiyāṉu⟨m⟩ tampimā

Commentary

⟨11⟩ tampimā. Stops here.

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 13.18 by Srinivasa Rao 1952 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

See revised edition by Emmanuel Francis (INSTiruvavatuturai10124).

Primary

[SII] Srinivasa Rao, G.V. 1952. South-Indian inscriptions (texts) (with introductory notes in English). Volume XIII: The Cholas. South Indian Inscriptions 13. Madras: Archaeological Survey of India. Page 7, item 18.

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