16. Two Portuguese Inscriptions in the Kapalesvara 
Temple of Mailapur (Madras). 
By Rev. H. Hosrtey, 8.J. 
Dr. J. P. Vogel sent me from Lahore on April 12, 1912, 
estampages of two inscriptions from the Kapalesvara Temple at 
Mailapur. They had been sent him by the Archeological 
Dutch inscriptions; but it did not require much study on Dr. 
Vogel’s part to convince him that they were Portuguese. 
Inscription No. 1 was found on the floor of the front 
The first line is to be read thus: 
{fale—] 
CEV - NA- ERA. (=died in the year). 
The second line is more puzzling. The following combina- 
tions suggest themselves :— 
1. Since the last figure is a 3 followed by a full stop, it 
might seem that the date is [1] 463. It was a common practice 
among the Portuguese to omit in their dates the figure for the 
date 1463 is, however, unlikely on more grounds than one. 1 
am told by a distinguished archeologist in Europe, who wishes 
his name to remain unknown, that Portuguese inscriptions of the 
