Chong Sa Chaeng Inscription

Name other

P.Ch. 5, K969

Script

Pallava

Date

12th Buddhist century

Language

Sanskrit

Face/Line

1 face, contains 4 lines of writing

Material

gray sandstone

Form

Bai Sema

Size

56 cm. width ; 92 cm. height ; 20 cm. thick

Found at

Prasat Khao Chong Sa Chaeng, Ta Phraya Locality, Ta Phraya District, Sa Kaeo Province

Exhibited

Prachin Buri National Museum, Na Mueang Locality, Mueang District, Prachin Buri Province

Description

This inscription records the digging of a well which, according to the inscription, is called “Saṅkara Taṭāka”, commanded to be built by King Mahendravarman. However, no evidence has been found to prove that this King Mahendravarman was the same person as King Mahendravarman of the former Khmer empire.

Reference

Edited by : The Inscriptions in Thailand Database Project Staffs (2552 B.E.), SAC, from :
1) B. Ch. Chhabra, “Bangkok Museum stone inscription of Mahendravarman,” The journal of the Siam Society XLIX, 2 (November 1961) : 109-111.
2) Chusak Thipkeson, “From Ban Chong Sa Chaeng Stele,” Silpawathanatham 5, 9 (July 2527) : 64-67 (in Thai).
3) George Cœdès, “Dalle de Khau Sra Chèng (K. 969),” in Inscriptions du Cambodge vol. VII (Hanoi : Imprimerie d'Extrême-Orient, 1964), 152.
3) Prasan Bunprakhong and Saeng Monwithun, “The transliteration of Southern Thailand’s script, Sanskrit language,” Silpakorn 12, 1 (May 2511) : 99-100 (in Thai).
4) Prasan Bunprakhong, Saeng Monwithun and Chusak Thipkeson, “Chong Sa Chaeng 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), 40-43 (in Thai).

Illustrations

Rubbing inscription picture from : Department of Oriental Languages, Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn University, 2545 (Record Number; CD; INS-TH-02, File Name; PJ_002)