# Element of the pedestal of the mukhaliṅga in Mỹ Sơn E1 (C. 248), 7th
century CE

Arlo Griffiths

Author of digital edition: Arlo Griffiths

Identifier: DHARMA_INSCIC00248

Repository: Campā (tfc-campa-epigraphy)

File path: xml/DHARMA_INSCIC00248.xml

Language: Sanskrit [Cam]

Commit: 2026-09-19 07:34 (e13d61a), last modified 2026-09-16 06:32
(d2f72d3)

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ mukha

## Translation

face

## Commentary

The inscription apparently functioned as indicator of alignment of the
face of the element on which it is inscribed with the face of the
mukhaliṅga. See also the identical or analogous labels C. 249, C. 250
and C. 251, and on the compostion of the pedestal see Parmentier 1904,
who did not, however, mention the presence of such label inscriptions.

## Bibliography

The inscription, mentioned and illustated by Nguyễn Văn Thọ 2026, is
edited here by Arlo Griffiths, based on EFEO estampage n. 2081.

### Secondary

Parmentier, Henri. 1904. “Les monuments du cirque de Mĩ-sơn.” BEFEO 4,
pp. 805–896. DOI: 10.3406/befeo.1904.1404. [URL]. Pages 869–872, figure
34.

Nguyễn Văn Thọ. 2026. “3 bảo vật tử một ngôi đền.” Thông tin Nghiên cứu
Di sản Văn hóa Thế giới Mỹ Sơn 3, pp. 29–32.