Tamil-Brahmi, or
Tamili, is a variant of the
Brahmi script used to write the
Tamil language. These are the earliest documents of a Dravidian language, and the script was well established in the
Chera and
Pandyan states, in what is now
Tamil Nadu,
Kerala,
Andhra Pradesh, and northern
Sri Lanka. Inscriptions have been found on cave beds,
pot sherds,
Jar burials, coins, seals, and rings. The language is Archaic Tamil, and led to classical
Sangam literature.