Learning Vatteluttu

[financial-engineer]

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Hi,

Where can I learn vatteluttu? There really doesn't seem to be that many references / books that has much information on it. For instance, how can I translate the inscriptions on the Big Temple in thanjavur?

All the information that is currently on the web seems to be incomplete in regards to the script...

Thanks,

Financial Engineer

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

First please learn EZHUTHTHU!

Later on you can move on to VATTEZHUTHTHU.

Otherwise all our "vattu iLagi vidum!"

 

[renuka]

What is Vattezhuththu?

 

[Uma Raja Ramakrishnan]

Vatteluttu alphabet, also spelled Vattezhutthu alphabet (means rounded letters) is an abugida writing system originating from the ancient Tamil people of Southern India. Developed from the Tamili (Tamil-Brahmi), Vatteluttu is one of the three main alphabet systems developed by South Indian people to write the Proto-Tamil language, alongside the more modern Grantha alphabet (Pallava or Grantha Tamil) and Tamil alphabet.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Vatteluttu alphabet, also spelled Vattezhutthu alphabet (means rounded letters) is an abugida writing system originating from the ancient Tamil people of Southern India. Developed from the Tamili (Tamil-Brahmi), Vatteluttu is one of the three main alphabet systems developed by South Indian people to write the Proto-Tamil language, alongside the more modern Grantha alphabet (Pallava or Grantha Tamil) and Tamil alphabet.

....:dizzy:.....:faint:

 

[Raji Ram]

What is Vattezhuththu?

Source: Wikipedia.

 

[renuka]

Dear Uma Ji and RR Ji,

Thank you very much for reply.

 

[DR.C.NARAYANI]

Hello RR Mam ,wow ,as usual quick timely reply with self explanation.hope its RR Mam s style.where ,for what its used.

 

[DR.C.NARAYANI]

Hello UMA Mam ,hope you are more intrested in these fields,or more liking in ancient art,details.thanks for your post.

 

[Raji Ram]

I am surprised to find that the special letter 'ழ' (zha) is missing, along with a few more letters! :fish2:

 

[Raji Ram]

For those who are interested, some more information is here:

வட்டெழுத்து - தமிழ் விக்கிப்பீடியா

But can we ever read THIS Tamil?? :dizzy:

இராசராச சோழன் காலத்துக் கல்வெட்டு!

 

[sarang]

I believe Reach Foundation, chennai organises courses on 'how to read inscriptions' in chennai.

REACH

 

[financial-engineer]

The wikipedia entry is not complete. There are several letters missing and it does not have the full alphabetical chart which depicts all the variations of the characters. I can read tamil with some difficulty, but my vocabulary is extremely lacking in regards to "Pure Tamil". I can speak colloquial tamil quite easily.

The inscriptions have already been translated into english at whatisindia.com, but why only in English? It should have been done as:

Original Inscription
Tamil
English

which would have made more sense and better to preserve the writings. Anyway, things are a bit more difficult for me as I live in the states.

Thanks,

Financial Engineer

 

[financial-engineer]

The REACH foundation is pretty awesome! Wish they had online courses...

 

[financial-engineer]

The REACH foundation is pretty awesome! Wish they had online courses...

Found a somewhat complete alphabetical chart for Vatteluttu. Unfortunately, the scanning of the book was done a bit poorly by Google and hence the critical plates are cut off! Please see attached...

Cheers,

Financial Engineer

 

[Raji Ram]

In this chart, ஏ, ஓ, ஔ and ஃ are missing!

 

[financial-engineer]

Found a more complete scanning of the book with Vatteluttu, but the middle is cut off...Very fustrating...

 

[Raji Ram]

I am very happy to live in this century because the 'Vattezhuththu' makes me scared of writing / reading Tamil!

But a few people write the modern Tamil similar to 'Vattezhuththu'! :dizzy:

 

[Raji Ram]

Found a more complete scanning of the book with Vatteluttu, but the middle is cut off...Very fustrating...

You need a lot of patience, Sir!

All the best to you in your new venture. :thumb:

 

[kk4646]

You need a lot of patience, Sir!

All the best to you in your new venture. :thumb:

You had been to Thirumala... Have you noticed the tamil Vaattezhuthu inscriptions.. If you enter the last pragaram [ or first..?] just before the main deity you can see the inscription in tamil at the base ..Similarly there are no. of tamil inscriptions in Vattezhuthu just below the main sannithy Gopuram.. You can see them at the bottom level... It is clearly mentioned EzhuMalayan had no. of tamil kings as his devotees...

TVK

 

[Raji Ram]

You had been to Thirumala... Have you noticed the tamil Vaattezhuthu inscriptions.. If you enter the last pragaram [ or first..?] just before the main deity you can see the inscription in tamil at the base ..Similarly there are no. of tamil inscriptions in Vattezhuthu just below the main sannithy Gopuram.. You can see them at the bottom level... It is clearly mentioned EzhuMalayan had no. of tamil kings as his devotees...

No Sir! I shall keep this in mind during my next visit.

In Ram's native village Thenkarai, near Sholavandan, there are many vattezhuththu inscriptions on the stones

all around the temple! But I could not read the fonts.

 

[kk4646]

No Sir! I shall keep this in mind during my next visit.

In Ram's native village Thenkarai, near Sholavandan, there are many vattezhuththu inscriptions on the stones

all around the temple! But I could not read the fonts.

This link may give more info about thirumala inscriptions...

http://www.tirumala.org/sapthagiri/122002/epic.htm

TVK

 

[Raji Ram]

Thank you very much for the link, TVK Sir!

 

[Iyyarooraan]

Is vattezhuthu is slightly different from what the "naadi" jyotishas read from the palm leaves? The people at "Saraswati Mahal" (library) at Thanjavur may be helpful.

 

[HARE RAMA HARE KRISHNA]

our indic language alphabets are said to be come from the lord himself . does anyone can figure out why?