# K. 1345. Rock wall at Kbal Spean, 10th century Śaka

Chloé Chollet

Author of digital edition: Chloé Chollet

Identifier: DHARMA_INSCIK01345

Repository: Khmer (tfc-khmer-epigraphy)

File path: texts/xml/DHARMA_INSCIK01345.xml

Language: Old Khmer [Khmer]

Commit: 2026-11-09 14:46 (16691b9), last modified 2026-09-17 01:54
(2c24a58)

## Palaeographic description

Cursive angkorian script, typical of the 11th century CE.

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## Edition

### To the right of the zodiac diagram

⟨1⟩ 6 roca puṣya candra⟨2⟩-vāra Uttara-phalguni⟨3⟩-nakṣatra madhyā⟨4⟩hna
yoga vraḥ liṅga

### Inside the zodiac diagram

⟨Zone 0: Aries⟩ ⟦cau⟧⟨⟨bhau⟩⟩ sau

⟨Zone 2: Gemini⟩ la ji

⟨Zone 7: Scorpio⟩ rā

⟨Zone 8: Sagittarius⟩ ca

⟨Zone 10: Aquarius⟩ k(e)

⟨Zone 11: Pisces⟩ Ā vu śu

### Part 3

⟨1⟩ pūrva

## Translation into French

⟨1–4⟩ Au sixième jour de la quinzaine sombre, durant le mois de Puṣya,
un lundi, au nakṣatra de uttaraphalguṇī, à midi (madhyāhna) [c’est alors
qu’eût lieu] le yoga [auprès du] Saint Liṅga.

## Commentary

See K. 260-1 for another example of zodiac diagram during the Angkorian
period.

## Bibliography

First edited in French and English by Chloé Chollet in her PhD thesis,
from a photogrammetric model created by Adeline Levivier in May 2022.
Based on previous reading by Gerdi Gerschheimer.