Prasat Khao Dum Inscription

Script

Old Khmer

Date

1599 B.E.

Language

Khmer

Face/Line

1 face ; contains 19 lines of writing

Material

sandstone

Form

door's frame

Size

34 cm. width ; 101 cm. height ; 21.5 cm. thick

Found at

Prasat Khao Dum, Thawon Locality, Chaloem Phra Kiat District (known as Lahan Sai District in previous information), Buri Ram Province

Exhibited

Wat Khao Lup Temple Monastery, Ban Thawon, Thawon Locality, Chaloem Phra Kiat District, Buri Ram Province

Description

The inscription mentions a Kaṃsteṅ who had the inscription written to depict the story of the royal graciousness he received from a king who was probably Phra Chao Śrī Udayādityavarman 2nd. The king instructed senior noblemen and regional governors to allow Ma-āṅ Paṇḍita to hold celebrations for the city shrine at Teṅ Tuan, Phra Steṅ Añ offered to the holy place.

Reference

Edited by : The Insctriptions in Thailand Database Project Staffs (2555 B.E.), SAC, from :
Cha-em Kaeokhlai, “Prasat Khao Dum Inscription,” Silpakorn 41, 1 (January-February 2541) : 108-111 (in Thai).

Illustrations

Rubbing inscription picture from : Department of Oriental Languages, Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn University, 2545 (Record Number : CD; INS-TH-10, File Name; BR_013)