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teḷḷāṟṟ’ eṟi
nta nanti-p
-pōttaraiyar
yāṇṭu Irupat
t' iraṇṭ-āvatu
ti
ru-p-pāṟṟuṟai ma
hādeva-bhaṭārar
kku Iraṇṭu n
ntā viḷakk’ eri
ppatarku kuṭut
ta poṉ Aṟu
patiṉ kaḻañcu
I
p-poṉ koṇṭ’ i
raṇṭu n
kkum muṭṭā
Erippippō
m āṉōm tiru-p-p
āṟṟuṟai sabhai
yōm Itu heśvara-rakṣai
The last line which must have containedis obliterated. nmāheśvara rakṣai
Prosperity! Fortune!
Twenty-first year of Nantippōttaraiyar who destroyed Teḷḷāṟu.
The gold given for burning two lamps for the Lord Mahādeva of Tiruppāṟṟurai
With this gold, We, the members of the assembly of Tiruppāṟṟurai are those who will have two perpetual lamps lit without default.
This is under the protection of the Pa
This appears to be a later copy of an original of the 9th century, as indicated by Cōḻa-period placenames (updated to the time of the copy).
Edited in
Encoded and translated here by Emmanuel Francis, based on previous editions.