2nd century - Arachalur Hills

The other two inscriptions have musical syllables, which are the same when read from left to right, and vice versa; they are also the same when read from the top of a column to the bottom and vice versa. These two inscriptions show that Maniyan Vannakkan Devan Sathan organised musical syllables. “This inscription, which belongs to the same period as Silappadikaram, is centuries older than the Kudumiyamalai inscription on music, and yet the Arachalur inscription hardly draws visitors,”