Tamil script also changed in the period of Middle Tamil. Tamil Brahmi and Vaṭṭeḻuttu, into which it evolved, were the main scripts used in Old Tamil inscriptions
more archaic, sharing paleographic features of Tamil Brahmi and early Vatteluttu. This has led to proposals that portions of this Ganesha temple are likely
Mahavira. Below him is a 10th-century Tamil inscription in a rounded script (Vatteluttu), whose shape and style helps date the image. Inside the cave are three
Veranoor. The incomplete inscription in the Veranoor Temple in Tamil and Vatteluttu was identified and mentioned by the Archaeological Survey of India. There
sages in ancient times. In Tamil Nadu, the texts are mainly written in Vatteluttu,[citation needed] which was an abugida script used to write Tamil up until
Proto-Tamil–Kannada Proto-Tamil–Kodagu Old Tamil Writing system Tamil-Brahmi, later Vaṭṭeḻuttu and the Pallava script Language codes ISO 639-3 oty Linguist List oty
100–101. ISBN 9788188765072. Nambiar, V. N. D.; V. R., Menon (1973). "Two Vatteluttu Inscriptions from the Irinnalakkuta Temple" (PDF). Bulletin of Rama Varma
[citation needed] Elamkulam had studied comprehensively Old/Early Malayalam - Vatteluttu inscriptions from the ninth century CE, and with the help of literary
Tamil–Irula Tamil–Kodava–Urali Tamil–Malayalam Malayalamoid Karintamil Writing system Tamil-Brahmi, later Vaṭṭeḻuttu Language codes ISO 639-3 – Glottolog None
are two major, long inscriptions predominantly in Tamil language and Vatteluttu script, with some Sanskrit in Grantha script. The Nataraja panel is heavily