Tivākarum(fragment) by Tivākarar

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  • Reference
    • GB 237 Coll-1717/PL.86
  • Dates of Creation
    • ?18th century
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • Tamil
  • Physical Description
    • 1 item
      8 + 2 blank olas (leaves). Housed in a hollow bamboo stem. All leaves 30 cm long, with 5 lines of text per leaf, incised on both sides. All damaged.

Scope and Content

Tamil dictionary, compiled c. 9th century CE by Tivakārar. The full text lists about 9,500 words and consists of 12 sections, most of which deal with synonyms, while the 11th section deals with homonyms. In this fragment, titles of deities are listed.

Bibliography

Gregory James (1991), #97 [T12517].