Prasat Hin Phanom Rung Inscription 5

Name other

B.R.12, K.1066

Script

Old Khmer

Date

16th Buddhist century

Language

Khmer

Face/Line

1 face ; contains 21 lines of writing

Material

sandstone

Form

rectangle pillar

Size

43.5 cm. width ; 90 cm. height ; 13 cm. thick

Found at

Prasat Hin Phanom Rung, Ta Pek Locality, Chaloem Phra Kiat District (known as Nang Rong District in previous information), Buri Ram Province

Exhibited

Phimai National Museum, Nai Mueang Locality, Pimai District, Nakhon Ratsima Province

Description

The inscription mentions a person who announced his or her own and their family’s determination to take care of the holy place with the wish that his or her family as well as those who behaved well would have prosperous lives in the future. The end of the inscription is a curse for those who would destroy the holy place to go to all 32 levels of hell.

Reference

Edited by : The Insctriptions in Thailand Database Project  Staffs (2554 B.E.), SAC, from :
1) 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), 51-64 (in Thai).
2) Amphai Khamtho, “Prasat Phanom Rung Inscription 5,” in The Inscriptions in Thailand volume 3 : Khom Script, 15th-16th Buddhist century (Bangkok : The National Library of Thailand, NLT, 2529), 269-272 (in Thai).

Illustrations

Rubbing inscription picture from : Department of Oriental Languages, Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn University, 2545 (Record Number : CD; INS-TH-09, File Name; BR_008)