Wat Tham Phra Inscription

Name other

S.N. 5

Script

Old Khmer

Date

1609 B.E.

Language

Khmer

Face/Line

1 face ; contains 6 lines of writing

Material

stone

Form

wall of the cave

Size

34 cm. width ; 21 cm. height

Found at

rock cliff on Phu Phan Mountain, Wat Tham Phra Temple, Ban Nong Sa Nai, Na Mong Locality (previously known as Na Muang Locality), Kut Bak District, Sakon Nakhon Province

Exhibited

Wat Tham Phra, Ban Nong Sa Nai, Na Mong Locality, Kut Bak District, Sakon Nakhon Province

Description

The content mentions Somaṅgalācārya as the person who made the inscription inside this cave.

Reference

Edited by : The Inscriptions in Thailand Database Project  Staffs (2555 B.E.), SAC, from :
Cha-em Kaeokhlai and Bunloet Senanon, “Wat Tham Phra Inscription, Khom Script, Khmer Language,” Silpakorn 32, 3 (July-August 2531) : 66-68 (in Thai).

Illustrations

Rubbing inscription picture from : Silpakorn 32, 3 (July-August 2531)