Wat Phra That Choeng Chum Inscription

Name other

S.N. 2, K.369

Script

Old Khmer

Date

12th Buddhist century

Language

Khmer

Face/Line

1 face ; contains 12 lines of writing

Material

sandstone

Form

rectangle pillar

Size

49 cm. width ; 52 cm. height

Found at

door frame at the entrance to the tannel of Wat Phra That Choeng Chum Wora Wihan Temple, That Choeng Chum Locality, Mueang District, Sakon Nakhon Province

Exhibited

Wat Phra That Choeng Chum Worawihan, That Choeng Chum Locality, Mueang District, Sakon Nakhon Province

Description

The content mentions the land zoning for each head of the villages to supervise.

Reference

Edited by : The Inscriptions in Thailand Database Project  Staffs (2555 B.E.), SAC, from :
1) Amphai Khamtho, “Wat Phra That Choeng Chum Inscription,” in The Inscriptions in Thailand volume 3 : Khom Script, 15th-16th Buddhist century (Bangkok : The National Library of Thailand, NLT, 2529), 284-286 (in Thai).
2) Goerge  Cœdès, “Piédroit de Săk’on Lăk’on (K. 369),” in Inscriptions du Cambodge vol. VI (Hanoi : Imprimerie d'Extrême-Orient, 1954), 281-283.

Illustrations

Rubbing inscription picture from : Department of Oriental Languages, Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn University, 2545 (Record Number : CD; INS-TH-01, File Name; YS_002)