K. 682-2. North pillar of the West side of the East Gopura II of Prasat Thom, 843 Śaka

Author of digital edition: Salomé Pichon (sapi).

Palaeographic description: Systematic use of the double ra. The hand of this inscription is different from K. 682-1. It seems less rounded and more cursive.

Language: Old Khmer (okz) [Khmer (khmer)].

Repository: Khmer (tfc-khmer-epigraphy).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSCIK00682-2.

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Version: 2026-08-17 15:28 (d99f25a), last modified 2026-07-20 15:36 (95a8a66).

Edition

⟨1⟩ ↜ 843 śaka nu mratāñ· śrīvīrendrārimathana [**]
⟨2⟩ [**]n d(v)āc· paṅgaṁ thpvaṅ· nīvedana pi duk· caṁnāṁ ta [v]r[aḥ kamra]-
⟨3⟩ t[e]ṅ· Añ· jagat ta rājya◦ sre canhvar· Aṁ [*****]-
⟨4⟩ ñcāñ· Oy yajña saṅ⟨·⟩krānta je mvāy [*******]
⟨5⟩ kaṁvai ke lāsa◦ sī dharmma sī Aṁ [*******]
⟨6⟩ kaṁpur· tai kan·Īn· mahā [********]

Apparatus

⟨2⟩ [2+]n d(v)āc· ⬦ […]n dāc C; […]n d(v)āc J. — ⟨2⟩ nīvedana ⬦ nivedana C; nivedana J • In their unpublished edition, Bourdonneau et al have read nīvedana as well. — ⟨2⟩ caṁnāṁ ⬦ camnāṁ C; caṁnāṁ J • In their unpublished edition, Bourdonneau et al have read caṁnāṁ as well.

⟨3⟩ canhvar· ⬦ canpār C; canhvar J • In their unpublished edition, Bourdonneau et al have read canpvār.

⟨5⟩ ke lāsa ⬦ […] lāsa C; kelāsa J • In their unpublished edition, Bourdonneau et al have read ke lāsa as well.

⟨6⟩ kaṁpur· ⬦ kaṁpūr C; kaṁpur J. — ⟨6⟩ kan·Īn· ⬦ kan In C; kan Īn J.

Translation

⟨1–6⟩ En 843 śaka, le mratāñ Śrī Vīrendrārimathana […] informe le ⟨souverain⟩ avec déférence qu’il a installé des fondations pour le vraḥ kamrateṅ añ jagat ta rājya (le Devarāja, "l’auguste seigneur des mondes du royaume") : la rizière Canhvar Aṁ[…]. ⟨Il⟩ donne pour le sacrifice de saṅkrānta (cérémonies de la nouvelle année) un je¹ ⟨de riz blanc⟩ […] Kaṁvai Ke Lāsa ; sī Dharmma ; sī Aṁ[…] ; […] Kaṁpur ; tai Kanīn Mahā […].

Commentary

This inscription is broken vertically on the right, and to a lesser extent fragments are missing on the left. As a result, some characters are missing.

Although the scribe systematically engraved sī with long -ī, George Cœdès has transcribed it as si, with short vowel.

Bibliography

First edited in French by George Cœdès with a partial translation (1931, p. 15). Then re-edited in French by Claude Jacques with translation (2014, pp. 114–115). Re-edited again in French by Eric Bourdonneau et al, although the re-edition wasn’t published. Re-edited here by Salomé Pichon with fresh translation in French based on EFEO estampage n. 817.

Primary

[C] Cœdès, George. 1931. “Études cambodgiennes, XXV: Deux inscriptions sanskrites du Fou-nan; XXVI: La date de Kòḥ Ker; XXVII: La date du Bàphûon.” BEFEO 31 (1-2), pp. 1–23. DOI: 10.3406/befeo.1931.4415. [URL]. Page 15.

[J] Jacques, Claude. 2014. Koh Ker: Temples et inscriptions, avec une étude sur le roi Jayavarman IV et un essai sur l’“esclavage” dans l’ancien pays khmer. Budapest: The Hungarian Southeast Asian Institute. Pages 114–115.

Notes

1. Un je correspond à la contenance d’un panier, cf. kañje.

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