Pāppampāṭi, hero-stone no. 1

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Current Version:  draft, 2024-04-22Z

Editor:   Emmanuel Francis.

DHARMA Identifier: INSPallava00529

Summary: Hero-stone commemorating the death of Viṇṇappērēṉati.

Hand Description:

Epenthetic u with final r.

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    Edition

    1vāṇaparuma-
    2-¡A!⟨y-a⟩raicaru cē-
    3vakaṉ Uḻa-
    4mu(ṇu)kaṇ maka-
    5ṉ vicaiya-ma-
    6ṅkalam āṇ-
    7ṭ(a) viṇṇa-⟨p⟩-pē-
    8r-ēṉāti kal

    Apparatus

    1 vāṇaparuma° ◇ vāṇavaruma° N; vāṇaparuma° K
    3–4 Uḻa/mu(ṇu)kaṇ ◇ Uḻa/muṇukaṇ N; Uḻa/mu(ṇu)kaṇ K
    5–6 vicaiyama/ṅkalam ◇ vicayama/ṅkalamm N; vicaiyama/ṅkalam K
    6–7 āṇ/ṭ(a) ◇ āṇ-/ṭa N; āṇ-/ṭ¿u?⟨a⟩ K — 6–8 viṇṇa⟨p⟩pē/rēṉāti ◇ viṇṇappē/rēṉāti N; viṇṇapē/rēṉāti K

    Translation by Emmanuel Francis

    1-8 [This is] the stone of Viṇṇappērēṉati who ruled Vicaiyamaṅkalam, son of Uḷamuṇukaṉ, servant of Vāṇaparumayaraicar.

    Commentary

    On the same slab, two heroes (Viṇṇapērēṉāti and Koṟṟantai Kōṭaṉ, servant of Viṇṇapērēṉāti), each with his own representation and with his own inscription. See DHARMA_INSPallava00530.

    Bibliography

    Edited in Nagaswamy 1970, with photo of the estampage; re-edited in Krishnan 1985 (EI 39, no. 33A.I), with photo of the estampage; text in Dayalan 2005; encoded and translated here for DHARMA (ERC n° 809994) by Emmanuel Francis (2022), based on previous edition(s) and published visual documentation.

    Primary

    Nagaswamy, R. 1970. “Two Hero Stone from Irulappatti.” Damilica 1: 92–96.
    Pages 213–214. [siglum N]
    Krishnan, K.G. 1985. “Two Hero-Stone Inscriptions from Irulappati.” EI 39, part 6: 211–14.
    Pages 213–214. [siglum K]
    Dayalan, D. 2005. Computer Application in Indian Epigraphy (Pallava Period). New Delhi: Bharatiya Kala Prakashan.
    Volume 3, appendix I, page 1238, № 5.I. [siglum D]

    Secondary

    ARIE 1967-1968. Page 42, appendix B, № 243.