# Kayu Ara Hiwang (823 Śaka)

Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan and Arlo Griffiths

Authors of digital edition: Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan, Arlo Griffiths

Contributors: Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan, Arlo Griffiths

Identifier: DHARMA_INSIDENKKayuAraHiwang

Repository: Nusantara Epigraphy (tfc-nusantara-epigraphy)

File path: xml/DHARMA_INSIDENKKayuAraHiwang.xml

Language: Old Javanese [Script (unspecified)]

Commit: 2026-11-09 08:51 (6580fa0), last modified 2026-09-09 14:27
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## Edition

⟨1⟩ ⟨Face A⟩ // sva¡ṣ!⟨s⟩ti śaka-varṣātīta 823 Asuji-māsa pañcamī
kr̥⟨Face b⟩ṣṇa-pakṣa, vurukuṁ ⟨Face C⟩ pahiṁ soma-vāra Aṅgāra-stha
m¡r̥!⟨ār⟩gaś¡i!⟨ī⟩ra-ṇakṣatra, śiva-yo⟨Face d⟩ga⟨,⟩

tatkāla rake ⟨2⟩ ⟨Face A⟩ vanuA poḥ dyaḥ mala vka saṁ ratu bajra Anak
vanuA I parivuta⟨Face b⟩n· sumusuk· I⟨Face C⟩kanaṁ va(nu)A I kayu Āra
hivaṁ, vatak· vatu tihaṁ paṁ⟨Face d⟩guhan· kaṭi(knya) ⟨3⟩ ⟨Face A⟩
ta(tag)anya, pala gagānya, Ityevammādi sapinasu⟨Face b⟩knikanaṁ vanuA I
⟨Face C⟩ kayu Ara hivaṁ sinusuk· rake vanuA poḥ, sīmani pa⟨Face
d⟩rhyaṅan Iṁ parivu⟨4⟩⟨Face A⟩tan· muAṁ gumavaya Ikanaṁ UAt· I
parivutan· ⟨Face b⟩ sakahalānya pa⟨Face C⟩hayūn·, tan deyan·
p¿ī?⟨ə⟩gat⟨ak⟩na satak(a), nāhan· bu⟨Face
d⟩(A)¿k?⟨t⟩{nya}hajyanika⟨5⟩⟨Face A⟩naṁ Anak· vanuA I (kayu Ara) hivaṁ
mataṅyan· si⟨Face b⟩n(ī)ma de rake va⟨Face C⟩nuA poḥ dyaḥ mala, Anuṁ
pinusukan· rake vanu⟨Face d⟩A poḥ rikanaṁ ba⟨6⟩⟨Face A⟩nuA ri kayu Ara
hivaṁ,

rakryan· I vatu tihaṁ pu saṁ ⟨Face b⟩ grāmadhurandhara, A⟨Face C⟩nak·
vanuA I gulak· vatak· mamali-deśa⟨Face d⟩InaṁsəAn· vḍiha⟨7⟩⟨Face A⟩n·
gañja⟨r·⟩ haji pātra sisi yu 1 pirak· kāti 1 ⟨Face b⟩ siṁsiḿ prasāda
⟨Face C⟩ voḥ 1 brat· su 1 rakryan· patimpuḥ pu ramya ⟨Face d⟩ Anak·
banuA I ⟨8⟩ ⟨Face A⟩ paraṅgaṁ vatak· paraṅgaṁ InasəAn· ken· gañja(r·)
⟨Face b⟩ haji pātra sisi ⟨Face C⟩ blaḥ 1 pirak· ka 1 mā 2 siṁsiḿ prāsāda
voḥ⟨Face d⟩1 brat· mā 8 sa⟨9⟩⟨Face A⟩magat· vadihati pu ḍaṁpit· Anak·
banva I paḍa⟨Face b⟩muAn· vatak· ⟨Face C⟩ vadihati vḍihan· raṅga yu 1
mas· su 1 mā 4 siṁsi⟨Face d⟩ḿ (prāsā)da voḥ 1 ⟨10⟩ ⟨Face A⟩ brat· ma 6
tuhān· I(ṁ) makudur· saṁ vaṅun· sugiḥ ⟨Face b⟩ pu maṇikṣa Ana⟨k·⟩ ⟨Face
C⟩ banva mantya(s)iḥ vatak· makudur· vḍihan· raṅga ⟨Face d⟩ yu 1 mas· mā
1 ⟨11⟩ ⟨Face A⟩ siṁsiṁ prāsāda voḥ 1 brat· mā 6 maṁraṅkappi tuhān· ⟨Face
b⟩ sa(ṁ) hasam pañjaṁ pu ⟨Face C⟩ dharmmi Anak· banva I mḍaṁ vatak·
makudur· vḍihan· ⟨Face d⟩ raṅga yu 1 ⟨mas·⟩ mā 1 ⟨12⟩ ⟨Face A⟩ siṁsiṁ
prāsāda voḥ 1 brat· mā 6 sa(ṁ) makalam·bi manu⟨Face b⟩suk· saṁ
tulumpu⟨Face C⟩k· pu naru Anak· banuA I pupur· vatak· vadi⟨Face d⟩hati
vḍihan· raṅga ⟨13⟩ ⟨Face A⟩ yu 1 mas· mā 12 hop paṅaṅkat· panuṁsuṁ saṁ
ma⟨Face b⟩kudur· saṁ ḍalu⟨Face C⟩k· pu taṅak ramani lucīra kaki muḍiṁ
Anak vanva I ⟨Face d⟩ taji vatak· taji ⟨14⟩ ⟨Face A⟩ vḍihan· raṅga yu 1
mas· mā 12 hop· paṅaṅkat· pa⟨Face b⟩nuṁsuṁ tuhānni ka⟨Face C⟩nayakānya I
vatu tihaṁ rake vaskar· tāl· pu su⟨Face d⟩draka Anak vanva I(ṁ)
ka⟨15⟩⟨Face A⟩sugihan· vatak· Ugihan· vḍihan· raṅga yu 1 ⟨Face b⟩ mas·
mā 6 maṁra⟨Face C⟩{maṁra}⟨ṁ⟩kappi tuhānni kanayakān· rake
pa(ka)mviṅan·⟨Face d⟩pu paṇḍava Anak· va⟨16⟩⟨Face A⟩nva I lamva(n)·
vatak varu ranu, vḍihan· raṅga yu 1 mas· mā ⟨Face b⟩ 6 tuhānni
la⟨m⟩pu⟨Face C⟩ran· rake vava hyaṁ lampuran· pu manu Anak vanva I ⟨Face
d⟩ paṅgumulan· vata⟨17⟩⟨Face A⟩k· manuṅkuli vḍihan· raṅga yu 1 mas· mā 6
paruja⟨Face b⟩r· saṁ Alas galu(ḥ) ⟨Face C⟩ pu v¡i!⟨ī⟩ryya Anak vanva I
kalaṁkyaṁ vatak· pagar vsi ⟨Face d⟩ vḍihan· raṅga yu 1 ⟨18⟩ ⟨Face A⟩
mas· mā 4 mataṇḍa saṁ ḍa sagar· putuAn· Anak va⟨Face b⟩nva I truAyun·
⟨Face C⟩ vatak· hino vḍihan· ⟨ra⟩ṅga yu 1 mas· mā 6 ⟨Face d⟩ tuhanni
ddhāraśa ra⟨19⟩⟨Face A⟩kai simvat· hayu parvvata Anak vanva I sumu
mila⟨Face b⟩k· vatak· vka ⟨Face C⟩ vḍihan· raṅ(g)a yu 1 mas· mā 4
tuhanni dva⟨Face d⟩ḍmit· sapalara⟨20⟩⟨Face A⟩san· pu deva Anak vanva I
poha vatak· vka ⟨Face b⟩ vḍihan· raṅga yu ⟨Face C⟩ 1 mas· mā 6 tuhanni
mataṇḍākan· samga⟨t·⟩ ⟨Face d⟩ gunuṁ tanayan· ⟨21⟩ ⟨Face A⟩ pu basu Anak
vanva I koluṅan· vatak· vka vḍi⟨Face b⟩han· raṅga yu ⟨Face C⟩ 1 mas· mā
6 ∥⭘∥

## Apparatus

⟨1⟩ Aṅgāra ⬦ A[…] B; Aṅg¡a!⟨ā⟩ra D • The inclusion of a sapta-vāra here
in place of one of the expected graha-cāras is highly unexpected — ⟨1⟩
m¡r̥!⟨ār⟩gaś¡i!⟨ī⟩ra ⬦ mr̥gaś¡i!⟨ī⟩ra B; mr̥gaśīra D.

⟨2⟩ mala B ⬦ ṣala D. — ⟨2⟩ paṁguhan· ⬦ ṣaguha[…] B. — ⟨2⟩ kaṭi(knya) ⬦
kaṭika B.

⟨3⟩ ta(tag)anya ⬦ kataganya B. — ⟨3⟩ pala ⬦ […] B.

⟨4⟩ UAt· ⬦ nat· B.

⟨5⟩ vanuA poḥ mala ⬦ banuA poḥ mala B.

⟨6⟩ dhurandhara ⬦ śurandhara B.

⟨7⟩ banuA ⬦ vanuA B.

⟨8⟩ ken· gañja(r·) ⬦ kan·gañja B. — ⟨8⟩ samagat· ⬦ pamagat· B.

⟨9⟩ ḍaṁpit ⬦ ḍaṅpit· B. — ⟨9⟩ mā 4 siṁsiḿ ⬦ mā siṁsiḿ B.

⟨10⟩ tuhān I(ṁ) makudur· ⬦ tuhān I makudur· B. — ⟨10⟩ banva ⬦ banuA B.

⟨11⟩ saṁ hasam pañjaṁ ⬦ sasāpampañjaṁ B. — ⟨11⟩ dharmmi ⬦ barmmi B.

⟨13⟩ ḍāluk· ⬦ ḍaluk· B.

⟨14⟩ sudraka ⬦ pudraka B.

⟨15⟩ Ugihan· ⬦ dagihan· B. — ⟨15⟩ pa(ka)mviṅan· ⬦ pakambiṅan· B.

⟨16⟩ vava ⬦ vavu B.

⟨17⟩ parujar· ⬦ varujar· B. — ⟨17⟩ galu(ḥ) ⬦ galu B. — ⟨17⟩ kalaṁkyaṁ ⬦
[…]laṁkyaṁ B. — ⟨17⟩ pagar vsi ⬦ paga vsi B.

⟨18⟩ ddhāraśa rakai ⬦ dvarāgara kai B.

## Commentary

Each line of text runs continuously across all four faces before
breaking, from A to b to C to d.

The word siṁsiḿ is frequently spelled with the special anusvāra at the
end, called ulu ricem in modern Balinese. An earlier occurrence of the
sign is encountered in Kayumwungan; it also occurs in Rumwiga I and it
is also found in Sugih Manek from Malang.

## Bibliography

Read by Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan and Arlo Griffiths in December 2021 from
photos taken by Emmanuel Francis in 2010. Re-read by Wayan Jarrah
Sastrawan in March 2023 directly from the stone, assisted by photographs
taken by Hedwi Prihatmoko.

### Primary

[B] Brandes, Jan Laurens Andries & Nicolaas Johannes Krom. 1913.
Oud-Javaansche Oorkonden: Nagelaten transcripties. Verhandelingen van
het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen 60 (parts 1 and
2). Batavia; ’s-Hage: Albrecht; Nijhoff. [URL]. Pages 27–28, item
XXII.[1]

[D] Damais, Louis-Charles. 1955. “Études d’épigraphie indonésienne, IV :
Discussion de la date des inscriptions.” BEFEO 47, pp. 7–290. DOI:
10.3406/befeo.1955.5406. [URL]. Page 41, item A. 69.[2]

### Secondary

NBG 1890. Notulen van de Algemeene en Bestuurs-vergaderingen van het
Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen: Deel XXVIII —
1890. Batavia: Albrecht & Rusche, 1891. Page 24, page 44.

Damais, Louis-Charles. 1952. “Études d’épigraphie indonésienne, III :
Liste des principales inscriptions datées de l’Indonesie.” BEFEO 46 (1),
pp. 1–105. DOI: 10.3406/befeo.1952.5158. [URL]. Pages 44–45, item A. 69.

Sarkar, Himansu Bhusan. 1971–1972. Corpus of the inscriptions of Java
(Corpus inscriptionum Javanicarum), up to 928 A. D. 2 vols. Calcutta:
K.L. Mukhopadhyay. Pages 15–20, item 62.

[1] Brandes’ edition was republished and translated into English by
H.B.Sarkar.

[2] Date portion only.