Thuan Ralom Thim Inscription

Name other

K. 233, 99/279/2550, P.Ch. 6

Script

Old Khmer

Date

15th Buddhist century

Language

Khmer

Face/Line

2 faces ; contains 38 lines of writing, face 1 contains 20 lines and face 2, 18 lines (decayed)

Material

fine-grained sandstone

Form

decadent rectangle bar

Size

34.5 cm. width ; 68 cm. height ; 27.5 cm. thick

Found at

Thuan Ralom Thim, Khok Sung Locality, Khok Sung Sub-District, (known as Ta Phraya District in previous information) Sa Kaeo Province

Exhibited

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

Description

The writing here is about the ruling over a slave case where a slave owner gave a slave to someone but the slave fled away. Instead of reporting the incident to officials, the owner hid the truth and sent out another slave in place of the previous one. In this case, the ruling was that the owner must be punished.

Reference

Edited by : The Inscriptions in Thailand Database Project Staffs (2554 B.E.), SAC, from :
Amphai Khamtho, “Thuan Ralom Thim Inscription,” in The Inscriptions in Thailand volume 3 : Khom Script, 15th-16th Buddhist century (Bangkok : The National Library of Thailand, NLT, 2529), 94-97 (in Thai).

Illustrations

Rubbing inscription picture from : Department of Oriental Languages, Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn University, 2545 (Record Number : CD; INS-TH-02, File Name; PJ_003)