Stela of Bel (K. 712), 6th-7th century Śaka

Authors of digital edition: Kunthea Chhom (kuch), George Cœdès.

Palaeographic description: The lettering is characteristic of the seventh century CE.

Language: Old Khmer (okz).

Version: 2025-09-15 15:20 (0743c6a), last modified 2025-08-08 14:13 (804331b).

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⟨1⟩ […]
⟨2⟩ […]
⟨3⟩ […]
⟨4⟩ […]
⟨5⟩ […]
⟨6⟩ […]
⟨7⟩ […]
⟨8⟩ (Aṁ)no(y·) [tā]ñ· Īśvarakumāra Āy· ta vraḥ kamra-
⟨9⟩ tāṅ· Añ· śrī Acaleśvara kñuṁ (ta) si vā [*](vau) I vā saṅ·hvāṅ·
⟨10⟩ [**] I vā kañ·cā(pa) I vā dra[*] I (ge ta) kantai ku kan(d)os· I
⟨11⟩ [**] I ku [**] I ko(n ku) ku (suci)kā I ku (cañ·)j(u)k(·) I (ge) ta
⟨12⟩ [**********] (śrī) [**] poñ· kumā(rā)bhinanda
⟨13⟩ (Āy·) [********] (gui kñuṁ) (I) canlek· praṁpi yau […]
⟨14⟩ sre [*****] poñ· [**] (poñ·) [**] (k)rauhv· kloñ· gosa
⟨15⟩ [****] (travaṅ·) pa[***] sre ka[******] j(i)hv·
⟨16⟩ [*] li(ṅ)· […] k[l]oñ· [**] Añ·
⟨17⟩ […] (vra)ḥ […]
⟨18⟩ […]

Apparatus

⟨8⟩ (Aṁ)no(y·) [tā]ñ· ⬦ [1+]ñ· GC.

⟨9⟩ Acaleśvara • The letter A looks like vi. — ⟨9⟩ kñuṁ (ta) si ⬦ kñuṁ si GC. — ⟨9⟩ vā [1×](vau) I vā saṅ·hvāṅ· ⬦ vā [3+] GC.

⟨10⟩ [2+] I vā kañ·cā(pa) I vā dra[1+] I (ge ta) ⬦ [12+] GC. — ⟨10⟩ ku kan(d)os· I ⬦ ku [4+] GC.

⟨13⟩ (Āy·) [8+] (gui kñuṁ) (I) ⬦ […] GC.

Commentary

George Cœdès records only up to line 13.

Bibliography

First edited by George Cœdès (1937–1966, vol. 6, p. 50) without translation; re-edited here by Kunthea Chhom based on the estampage EFEO n. 908.

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 6, page 50.

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<p>First edited by George Cœdès (<bibl rend="omitname"><ptr target="bib:Coedes1937-1966_01"/><citedRange unit="volume">6</citedRange><citedRange unit="page">50</citedRange></bibl>) without translation; re-edited here by Kunthea Chhom based on the estampage EFEO n. 908.</p>

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