# K. 183.3. West face of central South pillar of the East pillar zone of
the East peristyle of the West gopura of Prasat Kracap, 850 Śaka

Salomé Pichon

Author of digital edition: Salomé Pichon

Identifier: DHARMA_INSCIK00183-3

Repository: Khmer (tfc-khmer-epigraphy)

File path: texts/xml/DHARMA_INSCIK00183-3.xml

Language: Old Khmer [Khmer]

Commit: 2026-11-14 14:32 (f68ac07), last modified 2026-09-26 15:42
(5f03cc1)

## Palaeographic description

There doesn’t seem to be a clear difference between the numbers 4 and 5.
The choice of one or another is based of the totals mentionned in the
inscription.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ sruk· sthalā vāp· pañ si (ma)ndi(ra)◦ gho 7 gvā⟨2⟩l· 1 tai 10 si
rat· 2 tai rat· 2 si pau 2 tai ⟨3⟩ pau 2 phsaṁ 206⭘

sruk· sthalā vāp pañ so⟨4⟩t· si kaṁpañ· gho 102 gvāl· 3 tai 203 la⟨5⟩p·
6 si rat· 7 tai rat· 3 si pau 3 tai pau 3 ⟨6⟩ phsaṁ 60◦ ta lvan· gho 7
tai 4 tai rat· 1 si ⟨7⟩ pau 1 phsaṁ 103◦

sruk· thmo yol· si kañcū ⟨8⟩ gho 102 gvāl· 6 tai 105 lap· 1 si rat· 1
tai ⟨9⟩ rat· 1 phsaṁ 20⟨10⟩7⭘ lvan· gho 2 gvāl· 1 tai 2 phsa(ṁ) ⟨10⟩ 5⭘

sruk· thmo yol· sot· si Amr̥ta gho ⟨11⟩ 104 gvāl· 4 tai 104 lap· 9 si
rat· 2 tai rat· 1 ⟨12⟩ si pau 2 si A 1 phsaṁ 407⭘ lvan· gho 1 tai 1 si
rat· ⟨13⟩ 1 phsaṁ 3(◦)

sruk· vrai (jā)r(·) si kansāt· gho 209 gvā⟨14⟩l· 9 tai 205 lap· 10 si
rat· 3 tai rat· 2 si ⟨15⟩ pau 2 tai pau 2 phsaṁ 802(◦) lvan· (gho) 3
gvāl· ⟨16⟩ 1 tai 2 phsaṁ 6(◦)

s(r)uk(· caṁna)t· si kaṁ(pañ· gho)6 ⟨17⟩ gvāl· 1 tai 5 lap· 1 tai pau 1
tai A 3 phsaṁ 107(◦) ⟨18⟩ lvan· gho 2 tai 9 [3×] (◦)

(sr)uk· [2×]rālaya ⟨19⟩ si (padmā) [3×] (gvā)[l·] [2×] (tai) [1×] (lap·)
[1×] si ⟨20⟩ rat· 1 tai pau 2 phsaṁ [2×] (◦) lvan· gho 2 tai ⟨21⟩ 1
phsaṁ 3⭘

sruk· (tra)vāṅ· [3×] gho 6 gvāl· [1×] ⟨22⟩ tai 9 lap· 2 si rat· [1×] tai
rat· 1 si pau [3×] ⟨23⟩ A 1 tai A 1 phsaṁ 207⭘ lvan· gho [6×] ⟨24⟩ 2◦

sruk· [4×] si [7×] (gvā)⟨25⟩l· 5 tai [1×] 2 la(p·) [1×] (si rat·) [8×]
⟨26⟩ phsaṁ 605◦ lvan· gho 5 tai 2 phsaṁ 7⭘

sruk· (chān·) ⟨27⟩ si pavitra gho 104 gvāl· 6 tai 202 lap· 4 si ra⟨28⟩t·
2 tai rat· 1 si pau 2 tai pau 1 gho A 5 tai A ⟨29⟩ [1×] (phsaṁ) [2×]
lvan· gho 4 tai 2 si pau 1 tai pau 1 phsaṁ 8⭘

## Apparatus

⟨1⟩ sthalā • Bourdonneau et al: (s)dhalā — ⟨1⟩ (ma)ndi(ra) • Bourdonneau
et al: (pa)nḍi(s·)

⟨2⟩ si pau ⬦ si po J.

⟨3⟩ pau ⬦ po J.

⟨4⟩ sthalā • Bourdonneau et al: sṭhalā

⟨5⟩ si pau ⬦ si po J. — ⟨5⟩ tai pau ⬦ tai po J.

⟨7⟩ kañcū ⬦ kañjā J.

⟨8⟩ 105 • Bourdonneau et al: 104 • The numbers 4 and 5 are very similar
and can easily be mixed up. However, the total line 9 is of 37,
requiring the presence of a 5. The same remark applies to the following
apparatus entries.

⟨11⟩ 104 ⬦ 102 C. — ⟨11⟩ 4 tai 104 ⬦ 5 tai 105 C.

⟨12⟩ si pau ⬦ si po J.

⟨13⟩ vrai (jā)r(·) ⬦ vrai bara C • Bourdonneau et al: vrai bara — ⟨13⟩
209 ⬦ 109 J.

⟨14⟩ 205 ⬦ 104 J • Bourdonneau et al: 204

⟨15⟩ 802 ⬦ 602 J.

⟨16⟩ (gho)6 ⬦ (gho)1 C; gho1 J.

⟨17⟩ tai 5 ⬦ tai 3 C; tai 2 J. — ⟨17⟩ tai A 3 phsaṁ 107 ⬦ tai A 3 phsaṁ
10 C; tai A 2 phsaṁ 9 J • Bourdonneau et al: tai A 2 phsaṁ 107

⟨18⟩ tai 9 ⬦ tai […] C; tai […] J • Bourdonneau et al: tai […] — ⟨18⟩
(sr)uk· [2×]rālaya ⬦ sruk· (sa)rālaya J.

⟨19⟩ si (padmā) [3×] (gvā)[l·] [2×] (tai) [1×] (lap·) [1×] si ⬦ si […]
si C; si (padmā) gho [1×] tai […] tai […] lap· […] si J • Bourdonneau et
al: (si) pa[7*] (tai) [1*] (lap·) [1*] (si)

⟨20⟩ phsaṁ [2×] ⬦ phsaṁ 102 J.

⟨21⟩ sruk· (tra)vāṅ· [3×] ⬦ sruk· (tra)vāṅ· (puṁsarga) J. — ⟨21⟩ gvāl·
[1×] ⬦ gvāl· 4 C.

⟨22⟩ si rat· [1×] ⬦ si rat· 1 J. — ⟨22⟩ si pau [3×] ⬦ si po 1 (gho) J.

⟨23⟩ A 1 ⬦ […] 1 C. — ⟨23⟩ tai A 1 phsaṁ 207 ⬦ tiṇṇa phsaṁ 201 J.

⟨24⟩ sruk· [4×] si [7×] ⬦ […]g[…]o[…]au […] J.

⟨25⟩ 5 tai [1×] 2 la(p·) [1×] (si rat·) [8×] ⬦ [1*] tai […] C; 5 tai 102
la(p·) [1*] si (rat·) [8×] J • Bourdonneau et al: 5 tai [1*] 2 (lap·)
[…]

⟨26⟩ 605 ⬦ 604 J. — ⟨26⟩ (chān·) ⬦ (chmān·) J.

⟨27⟩ 202 ⬦ 203 C; 203 J.

⟨28⟩ gho A 5 ⬦ gho A [1*] C; gho A 2 J.

⟨29⟩ [1×] (phsaṁ) [2×] lvan· ⬦ […]◦ lvan· C; [1*] (phsaṁ) [1*] 1 lvan·
J.

## Translation by Chhom 2011

⟨1–3⟩ Sruk Sthalā Vāp Pañ (A) - Si Mandira, 7 male slaves (gho), an
animal keeper (gvāl), 10 female slaves (tai), 2 boys at the age of
running, 2 girls at the age of running, 2 baby boys, 2 baby girls; total
26.

⟨3–7⟩ Sruk Sthalā Vāp Pañ (B) - Si Kaṁpañ, 12 male slaves (gho), 3
animal keepers (gvāl), 23 female slaves (tai), 6 male slaves (lap), 7
boys at the age of running (si rat), 3 girls at the age of running (tai
rat), 3 baby boys (si pau), 3 baby girls (tai pau); total 60. Among the
lvan people, there are 7 male slaves (gho), 4 female slaves (tai), a
girl at the age running (tai rat), a baby boy (si pau); total 13.

⟨7–10⟩ Sruk Thmo Yol (A) - Si Kañcū, 12 male slaves (gho), 6 animal
keepers (gvāl), 15 female slaves (tai), 2 male slaves (lap), a boy at
the age of running (si rat), a girl at the age of running (tai rat);
total 27. Among the lvan, there are 2 male slaves (gho), an animal
keeper (gvāl), 2 female slaves (tai); total 5.

⟨10–13⟩ Sruk Thmo Yol (B) - Si Amr̥ta, 12 male slaves (gho), 5 animal
keepers (gvāl), 15 female slaves (tai), 9 male slaves (lap), 2 boys at
the age of running (si rat), a girl at the age of running (tai rat), 2
baby boys (si pau), a si a; total 47. Among the lvan, there are a male
slave (gho), a female slave (tai) and a boy at the age of running (si
rat); total 3.

⟨13–16⟩ Sruk Vrai Bara - Si Kansāt, 29 male slaves (gho), 9 animal
keepers (gvāl), 25 female slaves (tai), 1O male slaves (lap), 3 boys at
the age of running (si rat), 2 girls at the age of running (tai rat), 2
baby boys (si pau), 2 baby girls (tai pau); total 82. Among the lvan,
there are 3 male slaves (gho), an animal keeper (gvāl), 2 female slaves
(tai); total 6.

⟨16–18⟩ Sruk Caṁnat - Si Kaṁpañ, a male slave (gho), an animal keeper
(gvāl), 3 female slaves (tai), a male slave (lap), a baby girl (tai
pau), 3 tai a; total 10. Among the lvan, there are 2 male slaves (gho),
__ female slave⟨s⟩ (tai).

⟨18–21⟩ Sruk __rālaya - Si _____,
---------------------------------------, a boy at the age of running (si
rat), 2 baby girls (tai pau); total __. Among the lvan, there are 2 male
slaves (gho), a female slave (tai); total 3.

⟨21–24⟩ Sruk Travāṅ - -----------, 6 male slaves (gho), 4 animal keepers
(gvāl), 9 female slaves (tai), 2 male slaves (lap), _ boy⟨s⟩ at the age
of running (si rat), a girl at the age of running (tai rat), _ baby boys
(si pau), ---------------, a tai a; total 27. Among the lvan, there are
__ male slave⟨s⟩ (gho), ----------------- 2.

⟨24–26⟩ Sruk ----------------, Si ___, ---------, _ animal keeper⟨s⟩
(gvāl), _ female slave⟨s⟩ (tai)
---------------------------------------------; total 65. Among the lvan,
there are 5 male slaves (gho), 2 female slaves (tai); total 7.

⟨26–29⟩ Sruk Chān - Si Pavitra, 14 male slaves (gho), 6 animal keepers
(gvāl), 23 female slaves (tai), 4 male slaves (lap), 2 boys at the age
of running (si rat), a girl at the age of running (tai rat), 2 baby boys
(si pau), a baby girl (tai pau), _ gho a, _ tai a, -------------. Among
the lvan, there are 4 male slaves (gho), 2 female slaves (tai), a baby
boy (si pau), a baby girl (tai pau): total 8.

## Bibliography

First edited in English by Kunthea Chhom with translation (2011, pp.
83–85). Then re-edited in French by Claude Jacques without translation
(2014, p. 188). Re-edited again in French by Eric Bourdonneau et al,
although the re-edition wasn’t published. Re-edited here by Salomé
Pichon based on EFEO estampage n. 840-O.

### Primary

[C] Chhom, Kunthea. 2011. Inscriptions of Koh Ker I. Budapest: Hungarian
Southeast Asian Research Institute. Pages 83–85.

[J] Jacques, Claude. 2014. Koh Ker: Temples et inscriptions, avec une
étude sur le roi Jayavarman IV et un essai sur l’“esclavage” dans
l’ancien pays khmer. Budapest: The Hungarian Southeast Asian Institute.
Page 188.

### Secondary

[GC] Cœdès, George. 1937. Inscriptions du Cambodge, volume I. Collection
de textes et documents sur l’Indochine 3. Hanoi: École française
d’Extrême-Orient. Pages 52–54.