Prasat Hin Phanom Wan Inscription 2

Name other

N.M. 33, K.393

Script

Old Khmer

Date

1598 B.E.

Language

Sanskrit, Khmer

Face/Line

1 face ; contains 45 lines of writing

Material

stone

Form

a rectangle door arch

Found at

Prasat Hin Phanom Wan, Ban Makha, Ban Pho Locality, Mueang District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Exhibited

Prasat Hin Phanom Wan, Ban Makha, Ban Pho Locality, Mueang District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Description

The inscription begins with the eulogy for Lord Śiva and Lord Viṣnu, followed by that for King Sūryavarman 1st. Following on from the eulogy, the lines indicate that King Sūryavarman appointed Vīravarman as an army inspector, and gave him much land and wealth as well as the new name “Kṛtajñavallabha”. The subsequent content mentions the offering of slaves and things for holy sculptures and also the boundary demarcation for the holy place.

Reference

Edited by : The Inscriptions in Thailand Database Project  Staffs (2555 B.E.), SAC, from :
1) Goerge  Cœdès, “Piédroits de Nom vän (K. 393),” in Inscriptions du Cambodge vol. VII (Hanoi : Imprimerie d'Extrême-Orient, 1964), 63-66.
2) Prasan Bunprakhong, “Prasat Hin Phanom Wan Inscription 2,” in The Inscriptions in Thailand volume 3 : Khom Script, 15th-16th Buddhist century (Bangkok : The National Library of Thailand, NLT, 2529), 228-234 (in Thai).

Illustrations

Rubbing inscription picture from : Department of Oriental Languages, Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn University, 2545 (Record Number : CD; INS-TH-08, File Name; NM_040)