# K. 654. Inscription of Vat Kdei Rovang Cas, 7th century Śaka

Kunthea Chhom

Author of digital edition: Kunthea Chhom

Identifier: DHARMA_INSCIK00654

Repository: Khmer (tfc-khmer-epigraphy)

File path: texts/xml/DHARMA_INSCIK00654.xml

Language: Old Khmer [Khmer]

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## Palaeographic description

The lettering is characteristic of the seventh century CE.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ […] ⟨2⟩ mvaya mva[…] ⟨3⟩ chdiṅa ransi […] ⟨4⟩ 9 […] ⟨5⟩ chdiṅa ransi
[2+]ya[…] ⟨6⟩ chdiṅa […] ⟨7⟩ chdiṅa (ka)ntaṁ (rā)ya ⭘ [2+] li(ḥ) [3+]
(An)tva[ṅa] […] ⟨8⟩ (chd)iṅa (dha)rmma [8+] Antvaṅa (IIII) […] ⟨9⟩
(ch)diṅa [8+] (madhu) Antvaṅa […] ⟨10⟩ chdiṅa [6+] (IIIIIII) (madhu)
Antvaṅa […] ⟨11⟩ chdiṅa (c)yaka [4+] (je) II [6+] (ma)dhucchi(ṣṭa) tula
I […] ⟨12⟩ […] chdiṅa ta[…] ⟨13⟩ chdiṅ thlān […] ⟨14⟩ chdiṅa
(la)[1+](ṅe) […] ⟨15⟩ chdiṅa [6+] (v)r(ai) [6+] III [1×]o(la) ⟨16⟩ 10
IIIIIIIII (madhucchiṣṭa) […] ⟨17⟩ (krapu) […] ⟨18⟩ thkvala la[2+]
(tirtha yava)na [3+] (madhu) Antvaṅa IIIII madhu(cchiṣṭa) […] ⟨19⟩
chdiṅa tammriya (s)lāpa (yavana madhu) Antvaṅa (IIIIII) [2+] (IIII)
madhu(cch)iṣṭa tula […] ⟨20⟩ [6+] (IIIII) ma(dhu Antva)ṅa (IIIII)
ma(dhucchiṣṭa) tula IIIII ⟨21⟩ [6+] (An)tvaṅa […]

## Commentary

In his edition, GC only mentions that the text contains a list of chdiṅ
"river", thkval "mound", vrai "forest" with indications of some
quantities of grains, honey, bee-wax which were to be offered. He
provides three names of rivers, viz. chdiṅ ransi, chdiṅ thlān and chdiṅ
tammriy slāp.

## Bibliography

First edited by George Cœdès (1937–1966, vol. 5, p. 274) without
translation; re-edited here by Kunthea Chhom based on the estampage EFEO
n. 721.

### Primary

[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 5, page 274.