Wat Supattanaram Inscription 3

Script

Devanagari

Date

1590 B.E.

Language

Sanskrit, Khmer

Face/Line

4 faces ; contains 69 lines of writing, face 1 contains 13 lines, face 2 and 3 contain 19 lines, face 4 contains 18 lines

Material

sandstone

Form

Bai Sema

Size

106 cm. width ; 68.5 cm. height ; 24 cm. thick

Found at

Wat Supattanaram Temple, Nai Mueang Locality, Mueang District, Ubon Ratchathani Province

Exhibited

Wat Supattanaram Worawihan Art and Culture Center, Nai Mueang Locality, Mueang District, Ubon Ratchathani Province

Description

The content of the inscription tells the history of ancestry with the writing on face I mention the history of Rājendrapaṇḍita or Phra Chao Rājendravarman 2nd. The content on face II talks about the mission of the king and queen in taking care of holy sculptures and holy places. The writing on faces III and IV is decayed and its meaning can’t be ascertained.

Reference

Edited by : The Inscriptions in Thailand Database Project  Staffs (2555 B.E.), SAC, from :
Cha-em Kaeokhlai, “ <style type="text/css"><!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> </style> Wat Supattanaram Inscription 3 (A.B. 6),” in The Inscriptions in Thailand volume 3 : Khom Script, 15th-16th Buddhist century (Bangkok : The National Library of Thailand, NLT, 2529), 96-109 (in Thai).

Illustrations

Edited by : The Inscriptions in Thailand Database Project Staffs (2555 B.E.), SAC, from : Cha-em Kaeokhlai, “Wat Supattanaram Inscription (A.B. 6),” in The Inscriptions in Thailand volume 3 : Khom Script, 15th-16th Buddhist century (Bangkok : The National Library of Thailand, NLT, 2529), 96-109 (in Thai).