Koṭumpāḷūr, Aivarkōyil, inscription of the time of <gap reason="illegible"/>kesarivarman, year unknown

Koṭumpāḷūr, Aivarkōyil, inscription of the time of <gap reason="illegible"/>kesarivarman, year unknown EpiDoc encoding Emmanuel Francis intellectual authorship of edition Emmanuel Francis DHARMA Paris DHARMA_INSKotumpalur00006

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Lacunose inscription. Donation of gold for the Mahādeva of the Aintaḷi at Koṭumpāḷūr, probably for the upkeep of a perpetual lamp.

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kēcarip=p Uṟattūr-k-kūṟṟa ttu koṭumpāḷūr Aiñtaḷi mātēvarkku varkku t tēvar c ṅka koṇṭuriyāka poṉ Iru kaḻañcā ma yōṭṭuvarkku poṉ

kecarivarman

for the Mahādeva of the Aintaḷi at Koṭumpāḷūr in the Uṟattūrkkūṟṟam

god

two kaḻañcus of gold

gold

This line must have contained the name and regnal year of the ruling king (Rājakesarivarman or Parakesarivarman).

First reported, edited and translated here by Emmanuel Francis (2020).