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Inscriptions on the Done of the Rock, Jerusalem. Because research was done via Internet, to demonstrate accuracy, two translations are provided. The first translation can be found on an Islamic website and the second can be found on the site of a history professor at the University of Victoria, Canada.
An inscription belonging to the reign of a Chola king, Koparakesari, was found inside the âchinna erikkaraiâ of Sirupakkam village. It was being worshipped by the locals as Oomai Vediyappan, he said.The inscription dates back to the 15th year of the reign of Koparakesari, in a period before the Great Raja Raja Chola, whose era starts from 985 CE. So, the inscription is more than 1000 years old.hat is amazing is that the village is still called Sirupakkam as found in the inscription and the irrigation tank is intact. Another inscription found at the same irrigation tank is identical in letter structure and content he said.