Prasat Hin Phanom Wan Inscription 1

Script

Old Khmer

Date

1433 B.E.

Language

Khmer

Face/Line

1 face ; contains 6 lines of writing

Material

stone

Form

a part of a lintel from the frame of a rectangle door arch

Size

109 cm. width ; 25 cm. height

Found at

The ancient remains located to the south of Prasat Hin Phanom Wan, Ban Makha, Ban Pho Locality, Mueang District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Exhibited

Phimai National Museum, Nai Mueang Locality, Phimai District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Description

The content here is the royal command by King Yaśovarman who ordered officials to hold a celebration for a fire marquee and royal villa. Anyone who disobeyed the command would face consequences and those who abided by the command would be rewarded.

Reference

Edited by : The Inscriptions in Thailand Database Project Staffs (2554 B.E.), SAC, from :
1) Amphai Khamtho, “Prasat Hin Phanom Wan Inscription 1,” in The Inscriptions in Thailand volume 3 : Khom Script, 15th-16th Buddhist century (Bangkok : The National Library of Thailand, NLT, 2529), 144-147 (in Thai).
2) H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Royal Commemoration and the collection of royal pieces of writings (2510-2520 B.E.) (Bangkok : Bangkok Bank, 2521), (in Thai).
3) Saveros Pou, “Linteau inscrit de Nom Van (K. 1065),” in Nouvelles Inscriptions du Cambodge II (Paris : École Française d’Extrême-Orient, 1996), 86-88.

Illustrations

Rubbing inscription picture from : Department of Oriental Languages, Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn University, 2545