SII 17.356: original edition by K. G. Krishnan

Alternative title: “No. 356. (A.R. No. 327 of 1904.) KUḌUMIYĀMALAI, KULATTUR TALUK, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DISTRICT.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: On the west face of the south pillar in the rock-cut shrīne in the Mēlaikōvil temple.

This damaged Chōḷa inscription records the gift of 5 kaḻañju of gold by Śāttam Piḍāri for feeding the Panmāhēśvaras of the temple of Tirumēṟṟaḷi-mādēva in Tirunilakkuṉṟam in Kuṉṟiyūr0nāḍu.

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

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

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0356.

File path: SII17/DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0356.xml.

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

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⟨1⟩ sva [********] ripaṉ
⟨2⟩ maṟku yāṇṭu [********] Āvatu
⟨3⟩ kuṉṟiyūr nāṭṭu tirunilakkuṉ-
⟨4⟩ ṟattu tirumeṟṟaḷi mātevarkkum
⟨5⟩ civikattukku cālaiyūṭṭāka cātta-
⟨6⟩ m piṭāri vaitta poṉ 5 <kaḻañcu> kaḻañci-
⟨7⟩ ṉa vā [****] paḻa variciyum
⟨8⟩ nāḻi neyyum Āka vaitta poṉ
⟨9⟩ Itu panmāheśvara ruṇka [∥]

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 17.356 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 160, item 356.

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