SII 22.277: original edition by G.V. Srinivasa Rao

Alternative title: No. 277. (A.R. No. 277 of 1906) NORTH ARCOT DISTRICT, WALAJAPET TALUK, TIRUMĀLPURAM. MAṆIKAṆṬHĒŚVARA TEMPLE—ON THE SAME WALL. TRIBHUVANAVĪRADĒVA (KULŌTTUṄGA III)—34th YEAR (A.D. 1211-12).

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: This records the royal order issued at the request of Śēdirāyaṉ, granting 96 vēli of land tax-free at Vadiyūr for the requirements of worship of god Uttama-Chōḷīśvaram-uḍaiyār consecrated by the chief in the temple of Tirumārpēṟuḍaiyār. The signatories to this order are 8 officers of the king including the Tirumandiravōlai (Secretary) Rājanārāyaṇa-Mūvēndavēḷāṉ and Nīlagaṅgaraiyaṉ.

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

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

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⟨1⟩ svasti śrī [∥] tiruvāykkeḻvi muṉnāka tiripuva(ṉa)ccakkaravatti k¿e?neri(ṉ)mai k(o)-
⟨2⟩ ṇṭāṉ tiripuvaṉaviratevaṟku yāṇṭu 3 10 4-vatu nāḷ 3 100 4 10-nāl jayaṅkoṇṭa-
⟨3⟩ coḻamaṇṭalattut tirumāṟperuṭaiyār koyil tevakaṉmikkum śrīmāhe-
⟨4⟩ śvarakkaṇkāṇi ceyvārkaḷukkum śrīkāriyañceyvāṉukkum cetirāyaṉ Ikko-
⟨5⟩ yi⟨li⟩l Eḻuntaruḷuvitta Uttamacoḷiśvaramuṭaiyārkku veṇṭum nimantaṅkaḷuk-
⟨6⟩ ku Iṟuppatāka vatiyūr nilam toṇṇūṟṟu veliyum muppattunālāvatu pacāṉamutal
⟨7⟩ Ittevarkkut tevatāṉa Iṟaiyiliyāka Iṭakkaṭavatākap peṟaveṇu meṉ(ṟu) Ivaṉ namakkuc coṉ-
⟨8⟩ ṉamaiyil Ippaṭi ceyyakkaṭavatākac collik kaṇakkilum Iṭṭuk koḷḷakkaṭavarkaḷāka varik-
⟨9⟩ kuk kūṟuceyvārkaḷukkum coṉṉom Innilam muppattunālāvatu pacāṉa mutal Ittevarkkut te-
⟨10⟩ vatāṉa Iṟaiyiliyākak kaikkoṇṭu nimantañ celuttappaṇṇuka Eḻutiṉāṉ tirumantiraOlai Irā-
⟨11⟩ janārāyaṇamuventaveḷāṉ Ivai villavarāyaṉ Eḻuttu Ivai viḻi ñattarayaṉ Eḻuttu Ivai
⟨12⟩ {Ivai} cittirājaṉ Eḻuttu Ivai Aṅkarāyaṉ Eḻuttu Ivai toṇṭaimāṉ Eḻuttu Ivai v¿a?ṇā⟨ti⟩rā-
⟨13⟩ yaṉ Eḻuttu Ivai nilakaṅkaraiyaṉ Eḻuttu Ivai muventarayaṉ Eḻuttu ௳

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 22.277 by Srinivasa Rao 1983 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Srinivasa Rao, G.V. 1983. South Indian inscriptions. Volume XXII, Part I: inscriptions collected during the year 1905-06. South Indian Inscriptions 22.1. Delhi: Archaeological survey of India (Director General). Pages 219–220, item 277.

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