Mueang Si Thep Inscription

Name other

K. 499, Ph.Ch. 1, 99/273/550

Script

Pallava

Date

12th Buddhist century

Language

Sanskrit

Face/Line

1 face ; contains 6 lines of writing

Material

gray fine-grained sandstone

Form

circular pillar

Size

36 m. width ; 128 m. length ; 56 m. thick

Found at

Si Thep Ancient City, Si Thep Locality, Si Thep District, Phetchabun Province

Exhibited

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

Description

The content is not complete but it can be ascertained that it is a stele praising certain people, possibly either kings or royal family members of the dynasty which ruled Si Thep city in early 12th Buddhist century

Reference

Edited by : The Inscriptions in Thailand Database Project Staffs (2557 B.E.), SAC, from :
1) Cha-em Kaeokhlai, “Mueang Si Thep Inscription,” in Mueang Si Thep Inscription (Bangkok : History Park Project, Archaeology Division, The Fine Arts Department, FAD, 2534), 84-91 (in Thai).
2) Cha-em Kaeokhlai, “Mueang Si Thep Inscription,” in The Inscriptions in Thailand volume 1 : Pallava and Post-Pallava Script, 12th-14th Buddhist century (Bangkok : The National Library of Thailand, NLT, 2529), 135-138 (in Thai).
3) Cha-em Kaeokhlai, “Si Thep Inscription, Ph.Ch./1,” Silpakorn 27, 2 (May 2526) : 55-59 (in Thai).
4) George Cœdès, “Liste générale des inscriptions du Cambodge : K. 499,” in Inscriptions du Cambodge vol. VIII (Hanoi : Imprimerie d'Extrême-Orient, 1966), 158-159.
5) The Fine Arts Department, Ministry of Culture, “Mueang Si Thep Inscriptions,” in Si Thep Historical Park (Bangkok : The Fine Arts Department, Ministry of Culture, 2550), 129-143 (in Thai).

Illustrations

Rubbing inscription picture from : Department of Oriental Languages, Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn University, 2545 (Record Number : CD; INS-TH-07, File Name; PCH_004)