Koṭumpāḷūr, Aivarkōyil, inscription of the time of kesarivarman, year unknown

Metadata

Current Version:  draft, 2025-01-09Z

Editor:   Emmanuel Francis.

DHARMA Identifier: INSKotumpalur00006

Summary: 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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Edition

1 Block a [...] (kēcarip=p) [...] Block b [... Uṟattūr-k-kūṟṟa-]
2 Block a (t)tu k(oṭumpā)ḷūr Aiñtaḷi mā(t)ē(va)rkku Block b [...]
3 Block a [...] (varkku) [...] Block b [...]-
4 Block a (t t)ē(var)[...] c [...] Block b [...]-
5 Block a [1×] ṅka (koṇṭuriyāka) poṉ Iru kaḻañcā [1×] m(a) Block b [...]
6 Block a [...] (yō)ṭṭuva(r)kku poṉ [...] Block b [...]

Translation by Emmanuel Francis

1 [...] kecari[varman ...]

1-2 for the Mahādeva of the Aintaḷi at Koṭumpāḷūr [in the Uṟattūrkkūṟṟam]

3 [...]

4 god [...]

5 [...] two kaḻañcus of gold [...]

6 [...] gold [...]

Commentary

1This line must have contained the name and regnal year of the ruling king (Rājakesarivarman or Parakesarivarman).

Bibliography

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