Prasat Thap Siam Inscription 2

Name other

Ph.Ch. 8, K.234

Script

Old Khmer

Date

17th Buddhist century

Language

Sanskrit

Face/Line

1 face ; contains 27 lines of writing

Material

stone

Form

square door jamb

Size

44 cm. width ; 105 cm. height

Found at

Prasat Thap Siam, Aranyaprathet District, Sa Kaeo Province

Exhibited

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

Description

The writing sing the praises for Suriyavarman 2nd, as the greatest king of all and that he had a phallic image, holy sculpture (Lord Śiva) and his consort constructed on the mountain.

Reference

Edited by : The Inscriptions in Thailand Database Project  Staffs (2554 B.E.), SAC, from :
1) Goerge  Cœdès, “125th Plate, The inscriptuon on square door jamb of  Prasat Thap Siam, Aranyaprathet District, Prachin Buri  Province,” in The collection of inscriptions in Thailand part 4 : the inscriptions found in the north, northeast, east, and central parts of Thailand which are inscribed in letters of the languages of Thai, Khmer, Mon and Pali-Sanskrit  (Phra Nakhon : The Committee on the  Publication of Historical Documents, Office of the Prime Minister, OPM, 2513), 255 (in Thai).
2) Goerge  Cœdès, “Piédroits de Pràsàt Tẵp Siem (K. 234),” in Inscriptions du Cambodge vol. VI (Hanoi : Imprimerie d'Extrême-Orient, 1954), 234.
3) Goerge  Cœdès, “Prasat Thap Siam Inscription 2,” in The Inscriptions in Thailand volume 4 : Khom Script, 17th-18th Buddhist century (Bangkok : The National Library of Thailand, NLT, 2529), 52-58 (in Thai).

Illustrations

Rubbing inscription picture from : The Inscriptions in Thailand volume 4 : Khom Script, 17th – 18th Buddhist century (Bangkok : The National Library of Thailand, NLT, 2529)