An Chai Warman Inscription

Name other

L.P. 24

Script

Old Khmer

Date

15th Buddhist century

Language

Sanskrit, Khmer

Face/Line

1 face ; contains 48 lines of writing

Material

siltstone

Form

rectangle pillar

Size

50.5 cm. width ; 128 cm. height ; 12.5 cm. thick

Found at

Lop Buri Province

Exhibited

Kanchanaphisek National Museum, Khlong Ha Locality, Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani Province

Description

The inscription begins with the worship to the main gods before mentioning the Nāga King in the underworld. The following lines mention the royal edict by King Jayavarman 4th or Vraḥ Pāda Paramaśivapada about a great deal of things as well as male and female slaves which the king offered.

Reference

Edited by : The Inscriptions in Thailand Database Project  Staffs(2555B.E.), SAC, from :
Amphai Khamtho, “An Jayavarman Inscription,” in The Inscriptions in Thailand volume 3 : Khom Script, 15th-16th Buddhist century (Bangkok : The National Library of Thailand, NLT, 2529), 74-81 (in Thai).

Illustrations

Rubbing inscription picture from : Department of Oriental Languages, Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn University, 2545 (Record Number : CD; INS-TH-19, File Name; LB_008)