Mangulam
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Mangulam or Mankulam is a village in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Madurai.[1] The inscriptions discovered in the region are the earliest Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions.[2][3]
History
A hill in the region which is known as Mangulam hill or Kalugumalai
Mangulam inscriptions
Mangulam inscriptions were discovered by
There are five caves in the hill of which six inscriptions are found in four caves.
Content
The inscriptions mentions that workers of
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The longest inscription at the site, and the earliest known Tamil-Brāhmī inscription. It records the gift by the Pandya king Neṭuñceḻiyaṉ of a monastery to the senior Jain monk Nanta-siri Kuvaṉ.
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Information board by Department of Archaeology, on the left is description about the Mangulam Tamil Brahmi inscriptions and actual translation is on the right.
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Mangulam inscriptions explained.
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Mangulam inscription no.2 explained.
References
- ^ a b c "Mangulam". Department of Archaeology, Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-674-01227-1.
- ^ a b "Kalugumalai". University of Bonn. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ Gaṇeśa Lālavānī (1991). Jainthology: An Anthology of Articles Selected from the Jain Journal of Last 25 Years. Jain Bhawan.
- ISBN 978-81-88661-64-0.
- ^ a b c d "Jaina treasure trove in Mankulam village". The Hindu. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "பழந்தமிழ்க் கல்வெட்டுகள்" (in Tamil). Varalaaru.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ a b Iravatham Mahadevan. "Indological essays — Pulli in the Tamil Brahmi Script". Department of Statistics, Madras Christian College. Internet Archive. pp. 146–147. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ISBN 978-90-272-3252-6.
- ISBN 978-81-322-3756-3.
- ^ "An epigraphic perspective on the antiquity of Tamil". The Hindu. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Jain vestiges". The Hindu. 5 July 2004. Archived from the original on 27 November 2004. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ "Protected Monuments in Tamil Nadu". Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
S. No.8 — Ovamalai Kalvettu (inscriptions)
- Tamil Virtual University. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
External links
- Media related to Mangulam at Wikimedia Commons