SII 17.349: original edition by K. G. Krishnan

Alternative title: “No. 349. (A.R. No. 320 of 1904.) KUḌUMIYĀMALAI, KULATTUR TALUK, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DISTRICT.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: On the north face of the north pillar in the rock-cut shrine in the Mēlaikōyil temple.

This inscription engraved in characters of about the 11th century records the gift of 10 kaḻañju of gold by a private individual for burning a perpetual lamp and for feeding five Brāhmaṇas during the seven days of Paṅguṉi-Uttiram to the deity Tirumūlaṭṭāṉattu Perumāṉaḍigaḷ.

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

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

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0349.

File path: SII17/DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0349.xml.

Version: 2026-05-13 11:59 (0b66879), last modified 2026-05-07 10:43 (f609b40).

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⟨1⟩ svastiśrī [∥] peru [********] ciṟu cuṉai-
⟨2⟩ yū rātraiya kottrattu [**********] ma pūtai
⟨3⟩ tāyāraiyun taṉṉaiyu(ñ) cātti vaitta
⟨4⟩ poṉ tirumulaṭṭāṉattup perumāṉaṭi⟨kaḷu⟩kku (no)
⟨5⟩ ntāviḷakkeriya vaitta poṉ 8 <kaḻañcu> paṅ-
⟨6⟩ kūṉi Uttirattuk keḻunāḷum Aiy⟨p⟩pirāmaṇa-
⟨7⟩ ruṇṇa vaitta poṉ 2 <kaḻañcu> � tiṅkaḷora-
⟨8⟩ (vi) Iru nāḻiyariciyum (Oru) piṭi neyum Uri-
⟨9⟩ (y)t tayirālun tiruvamutukku vaitta po-
⟨10⟩ ṉ ௳ Ā⟨ka⟩p poṉ 10 � <kaḻañcu> � Itu paṉmāhe-
⟨11⟩ śvara rirakṣai ∥

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 17.349 by Krishnan 1964 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Krishnan, K. G. 1964. South-Indian inscriptions. Volume XVII: Inscriptions collected during the year 1903-04. South Indian Inscriptions 17. Delhi: Archaeological survey of India (Manager of Publications). Page 158, item 349.

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