138 Ancient documents engraved on copper in possession [No. 30 J 



umbrella, the Vaduca drum (of I. i. 9, Jews transl., " dru: 

 beaten with 2 sticks") the trumpet, the gateway with seats, 

 ornamental arches and similar awnings and garlands (cha- 

 rawu i. e. T. & and the rest. 



N. B. Here the name of Anjuwannam, has been mistaken by 

 the Jewish and other translators. The Jews translate it in the first 

 place with tfiYJ'onwon and further below D*raYntttnn " five co- 

 lours," and the revenue of Anjuwannam is converted by them into a 

 a right to convert from the 5 castes'' m»tf nttHDntOVK^l But the 

 language of the Document forbids to take " anju" for the numeral 

 5, it would have been " aintu" as in the later Document II. a.— 4 

 The present translation of vidu pe?'U, generally mistaken for a gift 

 of houses, or even for a gift to 72 families (E3»naD*JtviD»»2tt?^nV is) 

 fully secured by Doc. II. in several places : vidu (cf II. lc.,) is the verbal 

 noun of vidu, " to leave," signifies "remittance, freedom," hence in 

 ancient T. synonymous with S. mocska, the derived meaning is 

 * 4 freehold, janmam" hence the modern signification, "gardens 

 house." Some of the privileges are not quite determined ; pacudam 

 (T. tribute) is in the Jewish translation, the right of calling from the 

 corners of the street that low castes may retire (^"jfrrnunVnWipf)— 

 after " umbrella," f «he Jews have inserted a word of which 



they do not know the meaning. 



f 



We have remitted to him the tribute to the Supreme 

 Government (lit. the world-bearing-hire of II. 1. 



N. B. The Jews translate literally but ungrammatically \ IV 

 nYQIvnttfDOfKlltfJKnn'atP " and the revenue of the land and ba- 

 lances their hires he remitted.") 



And we have enacted with this copper deed that when the 

 other Town inhabitants pay taxes to the (Perumals) Palace 

 he shall not have to pay, when they receive, he shall also 

 receive. 



N. B. Nothing of the Jewish version can here be of any usfe 

 they are quite misled by the word Coyil, which they take for Syna- 

 gogues, and hence conclude the sense to be this " and he shall 



