Phra Phim Mueang Si Thep Inscription

Name other

L.B. 10

Script

Post-Pallava, Chinese

Date

13th-14th Buddhist century

Language

Sanskrit, Chinese

Face/Line

2 faces ; face 1 contains 2 lines of writing and face 2, 1 line

Material

baked clay

Form

Buddha amulet

Size

8.5 cm. height

Found at

Si Thep Ancient City, Si Thep Locality, Si Thep District, Phetchabun Province

Exhibited

Somdet Phra Narai National Museum, Tha Hin Locality, Mueang District, Lop Buri Province

Description

The writing on the front is in Sanskrit but unfortunately is incomplete. On the reverse are Chinese characters, which, when compared to other intact amulets, may be read as ‘pi jiv vən siaṅ’ meaning ‘Woensiang monk’.

Reference

Edited by : The Inscriptions in Thailand Database Project Staffs (2557 B.E.), SAC, from :
1) Cha-em Kaeokhlai and Bunloet Senanon, “Phra Phim Inscription,” in The Inscriptions in Thailand Volume 1 : Pallava and Post-Pallava Script, 12th-14th Buddhist century (Bangkok : The National Library of Thailand, NLT, 2529), 247-250 (in Thai).
2) The Fine Arts Department, Ministry of Culture, “Mueang Si Thep Inscriptions,” in Si Thep Historical Park (Bangkok : The Fine Arts Department, Ministry of Culture, 2550), 129-143 (in Thai).

Illustrations

Photograph from : The Insctriptions in Thailand Database Project, Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, survey-26 August 2547