# Stone from Widodaren

Muhamad Alnoza and Arlo Griffiths

Authors of digital edition: Muhamad Alnoza, Arlo Griffiths

Identifier: DHARMA_INSIDENKWidodaren

Repository: Nusantara Epigraphy (tfc-nusantara-epigraphy)

File path: xml/DHARMA_INSIDENKWidodaren.xml

Language: Old Javanese [Kawi]

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

Javanese script typical of 15th-century stone inscription from
mountainous areas in Central and East Java. Broad simplified characters
shallowly engraved.

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## Edition

⟨Face 1⟩

⟨1⟩ ⊖ saL̥maḥ kas·⟨2⟩turi vəka ⟨ə⟩vəḥha ⟨3⟩ totohan· ⟨4⟩ dadiha kavula
⟨5⟩ batuṙ saputu la⟨6⟩mane sama⟨ṅ⟩ke ⟨7⟩ muvaḥ satə⟨m⟩be

⟨Face 2⟩

⟨Zone a⟩

⟨1⟩ bra*

⟨Zone b⟩

⟨1⟩ om̐

⟨2⟩ taya[nda]

⟨3⟩ I […]

⟨Zone c⟩

⟨1⟩ rama

⟨1⟩ raja

## Translation into Old Javanese

Throughout the Kasturi domain, (if) a child should be troublesome
(through) gambling, it will become a servant-serf, down to the
generation of its grand-children, now and in the future.

## Commentary

The inscribed text of the Widodaren stone is preserved in its integrity
on the front face (1), while the side (2; a: top plane, b: centre plane,
& c: bottom plane) and back faces present unreadable portions. The front
face bears seven lines of script, covering the full breadth of the
stone, while its top, semi-circular, section displays the eyes-symbol.
The shape of this motif here is almost identical to that of the Pasru
Jambe group, except for a small circle — perhaps a third eye — depicted
between the two spirals.

## Bibliography

Previously deciphered by Ninie Soesanti (2012). This digital edition
based on photographs.

### Primary

Ninie Susanti Y. 2012. “Prasasti dari desa Widodaren: kajian awal
tentang aksara.” In: Aksara dan makna: membaca dan mengungkap kearifan
masa lalu. Edited by Machi Suhadi, Najib Tubagus & Indrajaya
Agustiyanto. Jakarta: Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, pp. 29–36.
Pages 29–34.

### Secondary

Rakai Hino Galeswangi. 2020. “Instructional Media in the XV Century (A
Case Study of Widodaren, Gerba, and Pasrujambe Inscriptions).” BA(Y) 40
(1), pp. 121–142. DOI: 10.30883/jba.v40i1.499. [URL]. Page 32.