Kurumathur inscription

Kurumathur inscription (9th century CE), also Kurumattur, is an unpublished medieval Sanskrit inscription in Pallava Grantha script from north Kerala. It was excavated during a renovation of Kurumathoor Vishnu temple, south of Areacode, in February, 2011. The inscription is engraved on a loose, granite slab. 

Areacode, on the southern bank of Chaliyar, is located north-west of Karikkad, one of the original 32 Brahmin settlements mentioned in Keralolpathi chronicle.

Primarily analysis of the text gives the following details

 Metre: Shardula-vikridita - three stanzas
 Prashasti: Included
 Name of the ruling king: "Rama Rajasekhara" 
 Date:  24 May, 871 CE (regnal date as kali day chronogram)
Contents:
 King Rama Rajasekhara's glory be spread across the oceans.
 Rajashekhara belonged to the illustrious Ikshvaku dynasty of god Rama.
 Rajashekhara ruled the country with justice and never deviated from the Laws of Manu.
 During Rajashekhara's righteous rule, twelve Brahmins dug a temple pond and also installed an image of god Vishnu.

References 

Category:History of Kerala
Category:Indian inscriptions