Vallam, donation, time of unknown king, unknown year

Vallam, donation, time of unknown king, unknown year EpiDoc encoding Emmanuel Francis intellectual authorship of edition Emmanuel Francis DHARMA Paris, CEIAS DHARMA_INSPallava00461

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Donation of sheep for the upkeep of a perpetual lamp in a temple.

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hā-devarku non tā-viḷak=ku Eri ya śrī-Atikā ppiyaṉ vai tta cāvā muvā pēr āṭu toṇ ṇūṟṟu A ṟu

Idhammam· ra kṣippāṉ śrīpātam Eṉ talai mēlaṉa

Eri ya 4 10 notes: The number 40 is mentioned after the word, “nandavilakku” This may denote the weight of the lamp.

ninety-six undying unaging great sheep that the glorious Atikāppiyaṉ gave, so as to burn a perpetual for the Mahādeva

The feet of he who protects this pious act are on my head.

Summary and facsimile in .

Edited and translated here by Emmanuel Francis (2022), based on the published facsimile.

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