First Wall Portion namaś śivā ya svasti śrī

matiurai koṇṭa kō-p-para-kēcari-pa nmarkkiu yāṇṭu 3 10 6-Āvatu

teṉ-karai-t tiraimuūr-nāṭṭu brahmatēyañ cāttaṉūr śrī-tiru -v-āvaṭu-tuṟai Āḷvārkku Ivar aṭiyē ṉ miṟai-k-kūṟṟattu viīra-māṅku ṭaiyāṉ tāyaṅ-kāṭaṉ-ēṉ ciṟu-pu liyūr sabhaiyār iṭai Iṟai-Ili koṇ ṭa nilamum ciṟṟāṉaiccūr-k koṇṭu I ṟai-y-ili ceyta nilamum

Ivv-iraṇ ṭuūr sabhaiyār iṭaiyum can=tirātitta -val Iṟai kāppat’ āka-p poṉ koṇ ṭu Iṟai-Ili ceyta nilattukk’ el lai kiīḻ-pāṟk’ ellai It-tēvar maṇa l-iīṭṭukkum It-tēvar Ātitta-karat tu tēvar nilattukkum mēṟkku teṉ -pāṟk’ ellai ciṟṟāṉaiccūrār iṭai Ivaṉē -y Iṟai-y-ili koṇṭa nilattuḷ kal li Ivaṉē-y v-iṭṭa kaṭampaṉ vāykkā lukku vaṭakkum mēl-pālṟkk’ ellai tiru-v-āvaṭu-tuṟai Āḷvārkku veḷḷaāṟu-t taṉi Uttama-caāmavētam vallār piraāmaṇar tēva r muṉ Uṇpataṟku vilai koṇṭu kalluvicca nilattukku kiḻakkum vaṭa-pālṟk’ ellai pē rum peru-vaḻikkum tēvar maṇal-iīṭṭukkum civa paṭu tiru-nan=ta-vāṉattukku teṟkummm

Iṉ-ṉn-nāṉk’ ellaiyilum naṭuvu-paṭṭa ko llaiyum puṉ-ceyyum teṟk’ aṭai ya Ivaṉē kalluvicca niīr-nilamum kalliṉa paḻaṅ-kaṭampaṉ vāyum I v-vāykkāl Iraṇṭu karaiyilum kalliṉa kollaiyum puṉ-ceyum

Iraṇṭu nilattilum kalli mayak kiṉa Iñ-ñilattuḷ teṟk’ aṭaiya mayak kiṉa niīr-nilam Iraṇṭē kāl

Iv-vi Second Wall Portion raṇtē kālilum mēṟkk’ aṭaiya-p patiyam tiru-v-āvaṭu-tuṟai Āḷvārk ku pāṭuvār iruvar Iraṇṭu can=tiyum pāṭa A ṟu māvum tiru-nan=ta-vāaṉam tiruttam I ṟaippār iruvarkku Itaṉ kiīḻai nālu māvu m tiru-p-paḷḷi-t-tāmam paṟiccttu ceṟippār I ru-vānṉavaṉmāṟku Itaṉ kiīḻai Iraṇṭu māvu m nicati-p paṭi nāṭ-p pōṉakattukku patto ṭṭu kuttal paḻa-v-arici nā-ṉāḻiyum kummāya -Amitiṉukku parupp’ uriyum neyy-amitu Oru piṭiyum tayir-amitu Uriyum pori-k-kaṟi-A mitum Aṭai-k-kāy-amitu nālum Amitu ce yvippitiṉukku tiru-k-kōyil Uṭaiyār koṇṭa nilam Itaṉ kiīḻai Eṭṭu māvu m

Itaṉ kiīḻai-c cattitra-viḷākam vēli-c ceyu m koṇṭu viīra-māṅkuṭaiyāṉ tāyaṅ-kāṭaṉ va ḻiyilārum panmāheśvararum Uruttira-p-perumakka ḷum Iṭa-p-paṭṭa maṭa-pati Ic-cattira-viḷākam vēliyu m

Aṭuttu-k koṇṭu Aṭuvitāṉa Arici AimAṟu-patt’ iru-ka lamum payaṟu Aiṅ-kalamum

tiru-k-koṭi Iḻicca sna mapanattukku poṉ kaḻañcum Ivv-ēḻu nāḷu Ip-pa ṭi Ūṭṭuvikka māṭṭāta maṭa-patiyai tiruttam āṭiṉa piṟṟai nā ṉṟu Urudra-kaṇa-perumakkaḷum panmāheśvararum tāyaṅ -kaṭaṉ vaḻiyilārum Āka tāṉ māṟṟi Āvāṉ or maṭa -patiyai Iṭuvit’ ākavum

Iv-aimpatt’ iru-kalamum Aḷa ppiccttu-k koṇṭu Itaṉ kaṇkāṇiyoṭum tiru-viḻā Eṭutta nāḷ muūla-mutal Aṭa-k kaṭava Ariyci civayōgi kaḷukku patakkum panmāheśvararkku Aṭum arici tūṇiyum pūrāṭatti ṉāṉṟu civayōgikaḷukku Aṭum A rici tūṇi-p patakkum panmāheśvararkku Aṭum a rici kalamum Uttirāṭatti ṉāṉṟu civayōgikaḷu kku Aṭum arici kalamum panmāheśvararkku Aṭum a rici mu-k-kalamum tiruvōṇatti ṉāṉṟu civayō gikaḷukku Aṭum arici Iru-kalamum panmāheśvarar kku Aṭum Arici Aṟu kalamum Aviṭṭatti ṉāṉṟu Third Wall Portion civayōgikaḷukku Aṭum arici mu-k-kalamum panmāheśvaraṟk’ aṭum arici Ēḻu kalamum ca taiyatti ṉāṉṟu civayōgikaḷukku Aṭum a rici nār-kalamum panmāheśvaraṟk’ aṭum a rici Eṇ-kalamum tiruttam āṭum pūraṭṭāti nāṉṟu civayōgikaḷukku Aṭum arici Aiṅ -kalamum panmāheśvaraṟk’ aṭum arici paṉṉiru kalamum Āka Ivv-ēḻu nāḷum aṭa-k kaṭava A rici Aim-patt’ iru-kalamum Aṉaiccu nāḷaik kum āka payar’ aiṅ-kalamum

Ip-paṭi maṭa-pati Ūṭṭi tiruttam āṭiṉa piṟṟai nāṉṟu tiru-k-koṭi Iḻicca snampaṉa-dravyattukkum puṭavaikkum ākap poṉ Arai-k kaḻañcum Ācāryya-pūjai kā lum kalacamum macālum makuṭamum makilamum I ṭum kucavaṉukku poṉ kālum kalacatti ṉ mum perun tiru-Amir tukku ceṉṉn-nellu kalamum kari-y-amirtukku m neyy-amirtukkum tayir-amirtukkum Aṭai -k-kāy-amirtukkum āka nellu tūṇi-p patakkum Āka

catra-viḷākam vēliyum koṇṭu Ivv-ūṭṭuṭṭi Ip-paṭi ceyvvikku maṭa-patikku Itaṉ kiīḻai-k ka ṟṟeyyuṅ koṇṭu viīra-māṅkuṭaiyāṉ tāya ṅ-kāṭaṉ vaḻiyilār Ēḻu nāḷum maṭa-patiyoṭē ni ṉṟu Ivv-arici Aḷappiccu-k koṇṭu kaṇkāṇiyāl Aṭuviccu Ūṭṭuvippaṉukku nicati patakk’ āka Ari ci kalaṉē patakkum kuṭuttu ip-paṭi ceyviccu I p-paṭi Ūṭṭi Iñ-ñivan=ta-p paṭi ceviccu niṉṟa puṉ -ceyyilum kollaiyilum kiḻakk’ aṭaiya A ṟu mā nilam tiru-nantavāṉam ceyviccu teṅkum āka vum

maṟṟum mēṟpacyir Ūṉṉa Ellāṅ koṇṭu maṭa-pati yē tiru-nāḷ Ēḻu nāḷaikkum Ivv-ūṭṭukku vēṇṭum vicattukku koḷvit’ ākavum

niṉṟa puṉ-ceyum kol laiyum Aṭuttu-k koṇṭu neykkum Aṭṭuvitiṉu kkum kaṟikkum pākkiṉukkum veṟṟilaikkum Uppu kkum puḷikkum maṟṟum pala-kāyttukkum Eṇṇai yum viṟakum maṟṟum vēṇṭum vicattukkum It Fourth Wall Portion -tiru-nāḷ Ēḻu nāḷaikkum Ūṭṭukku vēṇ ṭum kalam iṭum kucavaṉukku poṉ Aṟai-k-ka ḻañcum

Ivaṉukku Ēḻu nāḷaikku nicati kuṟu ṇi Arici y-āka Ēḻu kuruṇi Aricikkum āka nan=tavā ṉam pōkki niṉṟa puñ-ceyum kollaiyum A ṭuttu-k koṇṭu It-taṉaiyum kuṟai v-aṟuttu -k koṇṭu maṭa-pati Ūṭṭuvit’ ākavum

Im-ma ṭa-patiyē cāttaṉūr It-tiru-viḻā-vāriyaṟ ku Ivv-ēḻu nāḷum Ik-kōyil-k-kāvaṇam Iṭuviccttu It-tiru-viḻā ceyvikkum vāriya-p -perumakkaḷukku nicati Aiṅ-kuṟuṇi Oru nāḻi A rici y-āka Ēḻu nāḷaikku peṟum arici mu-k-kalamum maṭa-pati tāṉ peṟum kāṟ ceyilum Aṭṭuvi t’ ākavum

It-taṉaiyum kuṟai v-aṟuttu In -niīr-nilam Iraṇṭē kālum kollaiyum puṉ ceyum koṇṭu nan=ta-vāṉattu mēṟ-payiru ṅ koṇṭu In-nivan=ta-p paṭi ceyya-k kaṭavāṉ ceyvittu It-taṉaiyum kuṟai v-aṟuttu ko ṇṭu Ivv-ēḻu nāḷum Ivv-ūṭṭu Ip-paṭiyē ma ṭa-patiyē viīra-māṅkuṭaiyaṉ tāyaṉ kāṭaṉ vaḻi yilār kaṇkāṇiyōṭum Ūṭṭi In-nivan=ta-p paṭi ceyvi-p-pat’ ākavum

In-nilam ciṟu-puliyūrilum ciṟṟāṉaiccūrilum Iṟai-Ili vilai koṇṭu kal li-t tiruttiṉa niīr-nilamum kollaiyum puṉ -ceyum In-nilam It-taṉaiyum tiru-v-āvaṭu-tu ṟai mahā-devaṟku In-nilam Ip-paṭi koṇṭu In-nivan=tam ceytu kuṭuttēṉ vaṭa-karai miṟai -k-kūṟṟattu viīra-māṅkuṭaiyāṉ tāyaṉ kāṭaṉ-ēṉ

Id-dhanmam panmāheśvarar Irakṣai

Id-dhanmam Irakṣippār śrī-pādayūḷi Eṉ talai mēla ṉa

tāyaṅ kāṭaṉ ciṟu-puliyūr cabhaiyā r iṭai Iṟai-Ili koṇṭa nilam

In=-nila ttukku Aṭṭa-k kaṭava nellu patiṉ kalam

Ip-patiṉ kalamum Aṭṭa-k kaṭavōm Iru y10 poṉ koṇṭōm tiru-v-ā vaṭu-tuṟai tiru-k-kōyil uṭaiyōm

Ivv-iraṇṭu The illegible, that is undeciphered, character looks like a kāl or a daṇḍa. See also line 34. veḷḷaṟu-t taṉi Alternatively veḷḷ Atcuṇi. Iraṇṭu The illegible, that is undeciphered, character looks like a kāl or a daṇḍa. See also line 11.

Homage to Śiva. Prosperity! Fortune!

36th year of the king Parakesarivarman, who took Maturai.

Homage to Śiva. Prosperity! Fortune!

This is the 36th year of the king Parakesarivarman, who took Matirai.

For the Lord āḷvār of the glorious Tiruvāvaṭutuṟai in Cāttaṉūr, which is a brahmadeya in the Tiraimūrnāṭu on the southern bank, there is a land that I, Tāyaṅ Kaṭaṉ, lord of Vīramāṅkuṭi in the Mīraikkūṟṟam, a servant of himivar aṭiyēṉThat is, the Lord of Tiruvāvaṭutuṟai., obtained tax-free from iṭai the members of the assembly of Ciṟupuliyūr, and a land, made tax-fee, obtained in Ciṟṟāṉaiccūr.

After using gold so as to take care of the taxes iṟai kāppat’ ākaThat is, to secure the payment of taxes with the capital interest. as long as the sun and moon perdure, depositing it with iṭaiyum the members of the assembly of these two villages, the boundaries of these plots of land, made tax-free, are as follows: the eastern boundary is to the west of the sand dunes maṇal-īṭu of this god and to the land of the god of the Āditya-gṛha ātitta-karamThis possibly refers to be the present-day Cūriyaṉār Kōyil in the village of same name, in the Tanjore district, less than 10 km west of Tiruvavāṭutuṟai. of this god; the southern boundary is to the north of the Kaṭampaṉ channel which he ivaṉēThat is, Kaṭampaṉ or the donor, Tāyaṅ Kaṭaṉ. has given iṭṭa after digging kalli within the land, which I obtained tax-free from iṭai the inhabitants of Ciṟṟāṉaiccūr ciṟṟāṉaiccūrārThat is, the ūrārs of Ciṟṟāṉaiccūr?; the western boundary is to the east of the land which, after purchase vilai koṇṭu, I had caused to be dug kalluvitta, for feeding, in front of the god,This phrase appears to mean that the Sāmaveda reciters are fed in front of the god. the Brahmins who are the unmatched taṉi experts in the (Uttama)-Sāmaveda from the Veḷḷāṟu veḷḷāṟu area for the Lord of Tiruvāvaṭutuṟai; the northern boundary is to the south of the departing pērum great road, of the sand dunes maṇal-īṭu of the god and of the glorious flower garden named Civapaṭu.

Comprised within these four boundaries, there are sylvan tracts kollai, dry-land puṉ-cey, and further to the south of these, a wet-land nīr-nilam which I have caused to be dug kalluvitta myself, as well as the old Kaṭampaṉ channel vāyum, which was already dug kalliṉa, and dry-land and sylvan tracts, already dug kalliṉa, on both banks of this channel.

After digging a pit kalli in both these lands, there are two quarters of a vēli of wet-land … mayakkiṉa, bordering on the south in the land … mayakkiṉa.

Comprised within these two quarters of a vēli, a patiyam, bordering on the west, is provisioned as follows:Two quarters vēli, that is half a vēli, make 20 mās, which are distributed as follows: 6 + 4 + 2 + 8 mās. six mās so that two singers may sing pāṭa at two cantis for the Lord of Tiruvāvaṭutuṟai; four mās east of this, for two persons who draw iṟaippār water tiruttam in the glorious flower garden; two mās east of this, for two gardeners, who, after plucking paṟittu, string ceṟippār flower garlands; eight mās east of the land obtained by the Lord of the temple, for having food-offerings made amitu ceyvippitiṉukku daily nicati-p paṭi: four nāḻis of husked and seasoned paddy for noon nāṭ feeding, one uri of lentils paruppu food-offering, one piṭi of butter food-offering, one uri of curd food-offering, one fried food-offering, and four areca-nut food-offerings.

East of this, taking a plot of land of one vēli from the vicinity of the choultry, taking aṭuttu koṇṭu this vēli near this choultry for paṭṭa maṭam’s pontiff, to be appointed iṭa by those in the lineage vaḻiyilārum of Vīra Māṅkuṭaiyāṉ Tāyaṅkāṭaṉ, by the Panmaheśvaras, and Rudra’s great people uruttira-perumakkaḷ, the provisions are as follows: fifty-two kalams of cooked aṭuvitāṉa? rice, and five kalams of cereal seeds payaṟu; a kalañcu of gold for the ritual bathing snapanattukku after lowering iḻicca the sacred flag; on the next day of the water-sprinkling tiruttam āṭiṉa piṟṟai nāṉṟu, changing māṟṟi that maṭapati who is not able māṭṭāta to cause feeding ūṭṭuvikka in this way;

After measuring aḷappittu these fifty-two kalams, the day determined for the festival, along with the superintendent kaṇkāṇi, the provisions are as follows: starting with the Mūlam festival, what is necessary to cook aṭak kaṭava: one patakku for the Śivayogins, and one tūṇi of paddy for the Panmaheśvaras; at the time of Pūrāṭatti: one tūṇi and one patakku of cooked rice for the Śivayogins, one kalam of rice for the Panmaheśvaras; at the time of Uttirāṭatti: three kalams of cooked rice for the Panmaheśvaras, one kalam of cooked rice for the Śivayogins; at the time of Tiruvōṇam: two kalams of cooked rice for the Śivayogins, and six kalams for the Panmaheśvaras; at the time of Aviṭṭam: seven kalams of cooked rice for the Panmaheśvaras, three kalams for the Śivayogins; at the time of Cataiyam: four kalams of cooked rice for the Śivayogins, eight kalams for the Panmaheśvaras; at the time of Pūraṭṭāti with the water ritual tiruttam āṭum: five kalams of cooked rice for the Śivayogins, twelve kalams for the Panmaheśvaras; that is, fifty-two kalams of rice are needed for all of these seven nakṣatra days and five kalams of pulse are needed for all these nakṣatra days.

After the head of the maṭam feeds [the Śaivas] in this way, the day after piṟṟai nāṉṟu performing the ritual bath [of the idol] tiruttam āṭiṉa, the provision are as follows: for the items needed for the lowering iḻicca of the sacred flag tirukkoṭi, and for the cloth puṭavai, half a kaḻañcu of gold; for the worship of the ācārya, one quarter kaḻañcu of gold; for the potter kucavaṉukku who puts/brings iṭum water-pots kalacam, torches macāl, head ornaments/crowns makuṭam, peacock-feathersmakilamum, that is, mayilamum?), one quarter kaḻañcu of gold; for the vegetable offering kari-amirtu, for the ghee offering neyy-amirtu, for the curd tayir-amirtu, for the betel-nut offering aṭaikkāy-amirtu, a tūṇi and one patakku of paddy.

Taking koṇṭu the vēli next to the choultry cattira-viḷākam, arranging for such feeding (of Śaivas) ūṭṭuṭṭi, after measuring all this collection kaṟṟeyyum, that is, kaṟṟaiyum [the land] east of this for the maṭapati who caused this to happen in this manner, those in the lineage vaḻiyilār of Vīramāṅkuṭaiyāṉ Tayan Katan, having measured aḷappiccu koṇṭu this rice standing niṉṟu with the maṭapati for these seven days ēḻu nāḷum, giving one kalam and one patakku so that there is one patakku every day for the one who serves the food ūṭṭuvippaṉ, which was cooked aṭuviccu by the kaṇkaṇi, after giving thus one kalam and one patakku of rice in this way in which it was ordered ceyviccu, as per this provision inna-vanta paṭi, six mās of land of the garden further west of the wet-land and the sylvan tracts should become a coconut land.

While setting down/planting ūṉṉa, that is, ūṉṟa? other large vegetables mēṟpayir, taking all of them, this should be taken for the things the maṭapati needs for this feeding for the seven special days.

Taking next the wet land and sylvain tracts, for the ghee, for the āttuvitiCooked food for horses?, for the vegetables, for the areca nuts, for the betel leaves, for the salt, for the tamarind, and for many other vegetables, the oil, the firewookd and for all the other things needed, for the kucavaṉ who sets the time needed for the feeding during these seven days of festival, the provision is half a kalañcu of gold.

So that there be for him ivaṉukku one kuṟuṇi of paddy daily, so that there be seven kuṟuṇis for the paddy in total per week, there should be, after excavating pōkki the garden, stipulating/taking the remaining niṉṟa wet-land and the sylvan tracts, and eliminating aṟuttu koṇṭu the deficiencies kuṟai on that much ittaṉaiyum land, feeding ūṭṭuvitu of the maṭapati.

This maṭapati, having set up a pandal in this temple during these seven days for the supervisors of this festival from Cāttaṉūr, for the great supervisors who manage this great festival, daily five kuruṇis and one nāḻi of rice, and the three kalams of rice taken daily, as well as the kāṟceyil obtained by the maṭapati himself should be cooked.

After eliminating the deficiencies of all these lands, taking this wet land of two and one quarter vēlis, the sylvan tracts and the wet-land, taking the other vegetables for the garden, according to this endowment innivanta-p paṭi, after the person in charge to do it ceyya kaṭavāṉ has eliminated the deficiencies of these lands, for these seven days, this feeding ivvūṭṭu should be done exactly in this manner ippaṭiyē by the head of the maṭam after feeding ūṭṭi Vīra-maṅkuṭaiyaṉ Tāyaṉ Kāṭaṉ and his descendants, along with the superintendent kaṇkāṇi, as per this endowment innivanta-p paṭi.

Having acquired this plot of land tax-free in Ciṟupuliyūr and in Ciṟṟāṉaiccūr, and it comprises wet land which has been excavated, sylvan tracts, fertile land, having taken in this way this land for the great God of Tiruvāvaṭutuṟai, having done this agreement, I gave it. Vīra-māṅkuṭaiyāṉ Tāyaṅ Kāṭaṉ from the northern shore of the Miṟaikūṟṟam.

This pious donation is under the protection of the many great devotees of Śiva.

The dust on the glorious feet of he who protects this pious donation are on my head.

There is a land that Tāyaṅ Kāṭaṉ obtained tax-free from the members of the assembly.

For this land ten pots of paddy are to be provided.

We are appointed to provide these ten pots; we have obtained two gold coins, we the lords of the glorious temple of Tiruvāvaṭutuṟai.

Lines 01-02 and 1-2 are layed-out in two 2-line-columns.

Reported in (ARIE/1924-1925/B/1925/111).

Edited here by Renato Davalos, Emmanuel Francis, Babu N. Ramaswamy and Margherita Trento, based on photos (EFEO, 2006; E. Francis, 2024) and autopsy (August 2024).

ASI transcript and estampage, if any, yet to be consulted.

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