svasti striśrī . virapāṇṭiyaṉait talaikoṇṭa pārtthivenrādhipativarmmaṟkku yāṇṭu 5 Āvatu Uttarameruccaturvetimaṅkalattup peruṅkuṟi sabhaiyomeḻuttu Emmūr viṣaharapokattukku Iṟaiyili Āka cāandrādittar Uḷḷaḷavum vaitta bhūmiyāvaṉa striśrīdevivākkālukku terkku 4 kaṇṇāṟṟu pallavanārāyaṇavatiyiṉ kiḻakku 10 7 catukkattum 10 2 catukkattumāka mūṉṟāntaram 4 100 8 10 kuḻiyum subrahmaṇyanārācattiṉ vaṭakku 4 kaṇṇāṟṟu māṟapiṭukuvatiyiṉ merkku 8 catukkattu talaitaram kuḻi 3 100 striśrītedevivākkāliṉ vaṭakku 1 kaṇṇā ṟṟu pakavativākkāliṉ kiḻakku 5 catukkuattu 3 tarakkuḻi 5 100 kkuḻiyum Āka Itu Uṭpaṭṭa nilattiṉāl tūkkuḻi 1000 2 100 3 10 tu Inilam � � � � � � nilamum Epperpaṭṭa Iṟaiyum Eccoṟum veṭṭiyum Amañciyum kaāṭṭa peṟātomāka viṣaharapokamāka vaittom Ipūmi cuṭṭi Iṟaikāṭṭināṉ tnatanmāsan=nanamutalāka 2 10 5 kaḻañcu pon maṉṟappeṟuvatākavum sabhaiyāriṭai paṇi peṟṟār yuṭai yāre Aṉu bhavikkappeṟuvatākavum Ipparaicu cilāvailekai cetom sabhaiyom sabhaiyullḷḷiruntu paṇikka Eḻutiṉeṉ madhyastaṉ Ayyāyirattiruṉūṟṟuvapiramapiriyaṉṉeṉeṉ .

tūkkuḻi The syllable tū is a correction. 1000 2 100 3 10 tu The u of tu is very doubtful. It appears to be Grantha.

(Line 1.) Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 5th year of (the reign of) Pārthivēndrādhipativarman who took the head of Vīra-Pāṇḍya, (this is) the writing of us (the members) of the big assembly of Uttaramēru-chaturvēdimaṅgalam. The following are the lands granted as Vishaharabhōga in our village, free of all taxes, as long as the moon and the sun last:—

(L. 2.) 480 kuḻi of third rate (land) (comprised) in the 17th and the 12th squares (śadukkam) to the east of (the path called) Pallavanārāyaṇa-vadi of the 4th kaṇṇāṟu (situated) to the south of (the channel called) Śrīdēvi-vāykkāl; 300 kuḻi of first rate (land) belonging to the 8th śadukkam west of Māṟapiḍugu-vadi of the 4th kaṇṇāṟu (situated) to the north of (the lane called) Subrahmaṇya-nārāśam; 500 kuḻi of third rate (land) belonging to the 5th śadukkam to the east of (the channel called) Bhagavati-vāykkāl of the first kaṇṇāṟu (situated) to the north of (the channel called) Śrīdēvi-vāykkāl; in all, the classified landtū (tūy) means pure or white and tūkkuḻi may have to be understood here in the sense of ‘classified land.’ comprised in these is 1,280 (kuḻi).

(L. 4.) We gave this land (measuring) . . . . . . . . . . . .The extent of land is here expressed by a group of ten symbols. of land, as Vishaharabhōga, without subjecting it to any kind of taxes—such as echchōru, veṭṭi or amañji. Any one who refers to the land as taxable shall be liable to pay a fine of

25 kaḻañju of gold to be credited to the court of justice (dhanmāsana). Those . . . who have obtained the order of appointment from the members of the assembly, shall alone enjoy (this land). We, the members of the assembly had this edict engraved on stone I, Aiyāyirattirunūṟṟuva-Brahmapriyaṉ, the arbitrator, and (a member) of the assembly, wrote (this) by (their) order.

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