Pak Nam Mun Inscription 1

Script

Pallava

Date

12th Buddhist century

Language

Sanskrit

Face/Line

1 face, contains 6 lines of writing

Material

stone

Form

Bai Sema

Size

35 cm. width ; 250 cm. length ; 36 cm. thick

Found at

River Mun Delta, Khong Chiam Locality, Khong Chiam District, Ubon Ratchathani Province

Exhibited

Ubon Ratchathani National Museum, Nai Mueang Locality, Mueang District, Ubon Ratchathani Province

Description

‘Citrasen’ was the name of a prince who was a relative of King Bhavavarman the First (1141-1150 B.E.), a king of the Chenla Kingdom. The prince later ascended to the throne and had his name elevated to that of King Mahendravarman (around 1150-1159 B.E.). He commissioned many steles and inscriptions to be made. In modern Thailand in particular, the discoveries include a series of The Tham Pet Thong Inscriptions in Buriram, the Wat Sri Mueang Aem inscription in Khon Kaen, the Pak Nam Mun Inscription 1, the Pak Nam Mun Inscription 2, the Wat Supattanaram Inscription 1 and the Tham Phu Manai Inscription in Ubon Ratchathani.

Reference

Edited by : The Inscriptions in Thailand Database Project Staffs (2552 B.E.), SAC, from :
1) Auguste Barth, “Inscription Sanscrite du Phou Lokhon (Laos),” Bulletin de l’École Française d’Éxtrême-Orient III (1903) : 442-446.
2) Cha-em Kaeokhlai, “The Pak Dom Noi Inscription : report and analysis,” in Pak Mun Dam Archaeology (Bangkok : The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, EGAT, 2535), 62-69 (in Thai).
3) Cha-em Kaeokhlai, “The Pak Dom Noi Inscription 1,” in The Inscriptions in Thailand Volume 1 : Pallava and Post-Pallava Script, 12th-14th Buddhist century (Bangkok : The National Library of Thailand, NLT, 2529), 158-160 (in Thai).
4) Cha-em Kaeokhlai, “The Phra Chao Mahendravarman Inscription,” Silpakorn 31, 5 (November-December 2530) : 79-84 (in Thai).
5) Cha-em Kaeokhlai, “The Wat Supattanaram Inscription,” Silpakorn 24, 5 (November-December 2523) : 47-53 (in Thai).
6) “Chronique : Siam,” Bulletin de l’École Française d’Éxtrême-Orient XXII (1922) : 385.
7) Erik Seidenfaden, “Complément a l’inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge pour les quatre provinces du Siam Oriental,” Bulletin de l’École Française d’Éxtrême-Orient XXII (1922) : 58.
8) George Cœdès, “Liste générale des inscriptions du Cambodge : K. 363 (Čăn Năk‛ôn ou Phou Lokhon),” in Inscriptions du Cambodge vol. VIII (Hanoi : Imprimerie d'Extrême-Orient, 1966), 138-139.
9) George Cœdès, “Liste générale des inscriptions du Cambodge : K. 496 (Pak Mun ou Khan T’evada),” in Inscriptions du Cambodge vol. VIII (Hanoi : Imprimerie d'Extrême-Orient, 1966), 158-159.
10) George Cœdès, “Liste générale des inscriptions du Cambodge : K. 497 (Pak Mun ou Khan T’evada),” in Inscriptions du Cambodge vol. VIII (Hanoi : Imprimerie d'Extrême-Orient, 1966), 158-159.
11) R. C. Majumdar, “No. 15 Phu Lokhon Inscription of Citrasena,” in Inscriptions of Kambuja, 1st ed. (Calcutta : The Asiatic Society, 1953), 20-21.

Illustrations

Rubbing inscription picture from : Department of Oriental Languages, Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn University, 2545 (Record Number : CD; INS-TH-08, File Name; OB_001)