According to Takanobu Takahashi – a Tamil literature scholar, these poems were likely composed between 300 and 350 CE based on the linguistic evidence, while Kamil Zvelebil – another Tamil literature scholar – suggests the Ainkurunuru poems were composed by 210 CE, with some of the poems dated to 100 BCE.
These poems are likely to have been written within a timeframe of 300 and 350 CE, according to Takanobu Takahashi's linguistic assessment. On the other hand, Kamil Zvelebil suggests that the Ainkurunuru poems were composed by 210 CE, with some dating back as far as 100 BCE.