# K. 608. Fragment of stela from Sambor Prei Kuk site, 7th century CE

Kunthea Chhom and Dominique Soutif

Authors of digital edition: Kunthea Chhom, Dominique Soutif

Identifier: DHARMA_INSCIK00608

Repository: Khmer (tfc-khmer-epigraphy)

File path: texts/xml/DHARMA_INSCIK00608.xml

Language: Old Khmer [Khmer]

Commit: 2026-09-29 15:16 (cb76c64), last modified 2026-09-17 01:54
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## Palaeographic description

The lettering is characteristic of the seventh century.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ […] ku • ku (k)[.] [.][.] […] ⟨2⟩ […] (ñca)p· pau tai […] ⟨3⟩ […]
[.]· • ku A […] ⟨4⟩ […] [.]· (g)am· • (k)[u] […] ⟨5⟩ […] n· ko(n)· […]
⟨6⟩ […] n·rok·[…]

## Commentary

According to George Cœdès (1937–1966, vol. 4, p. 19), the inscription is
a small fragment made of schist containing 6 lines. It has been found
between the temples S1 and S2 of Sambor Prei Kuk site. It might belong
to a stela, different from the stela of K. 607.

## Bibliography

Preliminarily edited by Dominique Soutif from the estampage EFEO n. 495.

### Secondary

[GC] Cœdès, George. 1937–1966. Inscriptions du Cambodge I-VIII.
Collection de textes et documents sur l’Indochine 3. Hanoi; Paris:
Imprimerie d’Extrême-Orient. Volume 4, page 19.