SII 17.389: original edition by K. G. Krishnan

Alternative title: “No. 389. (A.R. No. 359 of 1904.) NĀRTTĀMALAI, PUDUKKOTTAI, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DISTRICT.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: On the rock that forms the north wall of the Tirumalaikkaḍambar temple.

Rājēndra II. Year 4: 1055-56 A.D.

This record commences with the praśasti Iraṭṭapāḍi ēḻarai ilakkamum etc., of the king.

It seems to record the grant of gold (2 kaḻañju) for sandhi lamps by some merchants who were members of a body called . . dēśittiśaiyāyirattaññūṟṟuvar. The gold seems to have been collected from among themselves in connection with some social functions as marriage, nuptials (kaṭṭilēṟa) etc., and eṇmavārigam. It also mentions the setting up of the image of Śaṅgu Paramēśvari. Other details are lost as the inscription is built in at the left end.

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

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

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0389.

File path: SII17/DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0389.xml.

Version: 2026-05-13 11:59 (0b66879), last modified 2026-05-07 15:39 (24cfec7).

Edition

⟨1⟩ [********] Iraṭṭapāṭi (Eḻarai) Ilakkamum koṇṭu ko
⟨2⟩ [******] sthampa⟨m⟩ nāṭṭi perāṟṟaṅkar(ai) koppattāha(va)ma-
⟨3⟩ [******] Añcuvittaruḷi Avaṉ Āṉaiyuṅ kutiraiyum pe-
⟨4⟩ [******] ramum Akappaṭappiṭittaruḷiya kopparakecari-
⟨5⟩ [******] ṭaiyār śrīrājendratevarkku yāṇṭu 4 Āvatu Iraṭ-
⟨6⟩ [******] ṇṭacoḻa vaḷanāṭṭu Aṇṇavāyiṟ kūṟṟa-
⟨7⟩ [******] kulakālapurattu viyāpāri [**********] ci Arumoḻi-
⟨8⟩ [******] ṭi kaṭṭileṟa nañca nāḷai naḷapeṇkaḷā [******] kaṇṇā-
⟨9⟩ [******] {ya}ṉ tillaikkūttaṉum [******] ṉṟañciyum A-
⟨10⟩ [******] ñ ceyyalākāteṉṟuṟāmaṉ makaḷaitta [*] cata-
⟨11⟩ [******] ākkac ceṭṭicciyā [*] nañcukuṭiccuc cāva ca [**] paṟaṇā-
⟨12⟩ [******] ticaittecitticaiyāyirattaññūṟṟuvaruṅ ci-
⟨13⟩ [******] llavapperu niravi Eṉṟu caṅkupa(ra)m(e)śvari Eḻuntaruḷuviccu
⟨14⟩ [******] ttaM vārikattum Eṇma vārikattu 1 Ivarkaḷ kaiyum me-
⟨15⟩ [******] (v)āmaiyilum carava [**] ṟaimai po [*] tiramaiyil Ivar cettu
⟨16⟩ [******] (p)āṉa Iru kaḻaiñcu Ivvirukaḻaiñcum [******] nampanāna māṇi(kka) ce-
⟨17⟩ [******] mahādevaṟ(ku) mūṉṟu santiyum santi viḷakkeriya santirāti-
⟨18⟩ [******] kkal kuṭuttom Inni [******] ti (c)aiy(āyira)m taññāṟṟuvarom
⟨19⟩ [******] yum san=ti viḷak [********] bhaiyañ ceytukku [****]

Commentary

The inscription is very badly damaged.

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 17.389 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 167, item 389.

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