Mueang Sema Inscription

Name other

N.M. 25, K. 1141

Script

Old Khmer

Date

1514 B.E.

Language

Sanskrit, Khmer

Face/Line

3 faces ; contains 83 lines of writing, face 1 contains 25 lines, face 2 contains 27 lines and face 3, 31 lines

Material

gray sandstone

Form

rectangle pillar

Size

46 cm. width ; 99 cm. height ; 10 cm. thick

Found at

Mueang Sema, Sema Locality, Sung Noen District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Exhibited

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

Description

The content begins with the worship for the gods of Brahmanism, namely, Lord Śiva, Lord Viṣnu, Lord Brahma, Uma and Sarasvatī. The next lines mention that King Jayavarman 5th or Paramaśivaloka was a son of King Rājendravarman and a descendent of the Chandra Vaṅśa (Somānavaya), and also mentions how King Jayavarman 5th undertook his missions. The content at the end mentions the high ranking officials who constructed many holy sculptures and Buddha images and offered slaves as well as other things to holy places.

Reference

Edited by : The Inscriptions in Thailand Database Project Staffs (2555 B.E.), SAC, from :
1) Amphai Khamtho, “Mueang Sema Inscription,” in The Inscriptions in Thailand volume 3 : Khom Script, 15th-16th Buddhist century (Bangkok : The National Library of Thailand, NLT, 2529), 105-117 (in Thai).
2) Saveros Pou, “Stele de Sema (Korat) (K. 1141),” in Nouvelles Inscriptions du Cambodge II (Paris : École Française d’Extrême-Orient, 1941), 114-119.

Illustrations

Rubbing inscription picture from : Department of Oriental Languages, Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn University, 2545 (Record Number : CD; INS-TH-06, File Name; NM_032f1 and NM_O32f3,2)