Prasat Ta Muean Thom Inscription 5

Script

Old Khmer

Date

1563 B.E.

Language

Sanskrit, Khmer

Face/Line

3 faces ; contains 40 lines of writing, face 1 contains 19 lines, Part 2 contains 19 lines and Part 3 contains 2 lines

Material

sandstone

Form

Bai Sema with cracks at the lower part

Size

29.5 cm. width ; 58 cm. height ; 7 cm. thick

Found at

Mukkrasan or connecting passage of the central sanctuary area, Prasat Ta Muean Thom, Ban Nong Khan Na Samakkhi, Ta Miang Locality, Phanom Dong Rak District, Surin Province

Exhibited

Surin National Museum, Chaniang Locality, Mueang District, Surin Province

Description

The inscription on face I mentions the King Śrī Jaya Siṅhavarman  who sent a letter to Kamsteṅ Sabhāpati, a junior official, to have him accompany and assist Phra  Sabhā and Phra Harapāla in the boundary marking mission in Siddhipura city for a plot of land which the king gave as present to Teṅtvan Pitthve who was performing his duty in the position of Kamrateṅ añ Trī . The king also asked the mission members to explain Dharmma to all Khloñ Svāy. Inscription on face II is about the stele inscriber who identified himself as Teṅ  Pitthve.  He gave Kamrateṅ Jagad Śivapāda into the care of Tvan Hvar, together with some slaves and other things. However, he did not give anything to the slaves who had been living here before and even cursed them to hell, because these slaves stirred up resistance among themselves to disobey Teṅ Pitthve’s descendants. Between lines 14-19 the content mentions Phra Chao Śrī Suriyavarman who offered money and gold to put into the firm base of the Lord Śiva sculpture and also made a curse for those who would destroy the base to go to eternal hell. The content on face 3 is rather dilapidated but can be ascertained that her son and his wife were supposed to regularly take care of the firm base.

Reference

Edited by : The Inscriptions in Thailand Database Project  Staffs (2554 B.E.), SAC, from :
1) Cha-em Kaeokhlai, “Prasat Ta Muean Thom Inscription 5,” Silpakorn 43, 2 (March-April 2543), 102-108 (in Thai).
2) Saveros POU, Dictionnaire Vieux Khmer-Français-Anglais = An Old Khmer-French-English Dictionary (Paris : Centre de Documentation et de Recherche sur la Civilisation Khmère, 1992), 325.

Illustrations

Rubbing inscription picture from : Silpakorn 43, 2 (March-April 2543)