Q: old Tamil materials

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----- Original Message -----
From: Ferenc Ruzsa <f_ruzsa at ISIS.ELTE.HU>
To: <INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK>
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2000 3:41 AM
Subject: Q: old Tamil materials


> Friends,
>
> 1. Iravatham Mahadevan mentioned in an interview given in January 1998,
that
> he is working on a book on the earliest Tamil inscriptions. Has the book
> appeared yet? Where?
> 2. What are the standard materials (esp. grammar, but also dictionary and
> texts) to study old Tamil?
> Any information is most welcome.
>
> Yours,
> Ferenc
> --------------------------------------------------------
> Ferenc Ruzsa, PhD
> associate professor of philosophy
> Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
> e-mail: f_ruzsa at isis.elte.hu
>