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Nearly 30 inscriptions in Tamil Brahmi, Prakrit and Sanskrit discovered in Valley of the Kings, Egypt.
Highlights Indo-Roman trade links and presence of ancient Tamilagam.
Category: History
Important Points:
● Found in Valley of the Kings, west bank of River Nile
● Located within Theban Necropolis in Egypt
● Inscriptions include Tamil Brahmi name “Cikai Koṟraṉ” appearing eight times
● “Koṟṟaṉ” linked to Chera warrior goddess Koṟṟavai
● Names include Kopāṉ, Cātaṉ and Kiraṉ
● Linked to Berenike, Red Sea port city
● Reference found in Sangam corpus
● Pugalur inscriptions dated to 2nd–3rd centuries CE