Sīmā stone from Vat Si That Pramancha (K. 981), 8th/9th c. CE
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⟨1⟩ [⏓⏓⏓⏓⏑–] māyo yatir vviprādi-pūjitaḥ śilām imām asau saimīṁ sthāpayām āsa bhikṣubhiḥ
⟨1⟩ [⏓⏓⏓⏓⏑––]ne śuci-saṁvatsare śake daśame caitra-śukle ⟨’⟩bhūt sīmeyaṁ saṅgha-sammatā
Translation into French by Cœdès 1937–1966
1.
[…] cet ascète honoré par les brahmanes a érigé cette pierre tenant l’office de borne, avec les bhikṣu.
2.
En śaka […] dans l’année Śuśi dixième jour de la lune croissante de Caitra, cette borne a été fixée par l’Assemblée.
Bibliography
First edited by George Cœdès with a French translation (1937–1966, vol. 7, pp. 159–160). Re-edited here by Chloé Chollet based on EFEO estampage n. 1382.
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 7, pages 159–160.
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<p>The word <foreign>saima</foreign>, <foreign>saimī</foreign>, does not appear in the lexicons, but its derivation from <foreign>sīmā</foreign>, and hence its meaning, are both certain (<bibl rend="omitname"><ptr target="bib:Coedes1937-1966_01"/><citedRange unit="volume">7</citedRange><citedRange unit="page">160</citedRange><citedRange unit="note">1</citedRange></bibl>).</p>
<p><foreign>śuci</foreign> is possibly a synonym of <foreign>śukla</foreign>, name of the 3rd year of the sexagenarian cycle. In this case, we would have a choice between the years 611, 671, 731... (<bibl rend="omitname"><ptr target="bib:Coedes1937-1966_01"/><citedRange unit="volume">7</citedRange><citedRange unit="page">160</citedRange><citedRange unit="note">2</citedRange></bibl>).</p>
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Commentary
The word saima, saimī, does not appear in the lexicons, but its derivation from sīmā, and hence its meaning, are both certain (1937–1966, vol. 7, p. 160, n. 1).
śuci is possibly a synonym of śukla, name of the 3rd year of the sexagenarian cycle. In this case, we would have a choice between the years 611, 671, 731... (1937–1966, vol. 7, p. 160, n. 2).