Rock inscription from Tham Lek cave (K. 724)
Version: (7eb3294), last modified (94c7011).
Translation
⟨1⟩ It is forbidden to build a dwelling above the cave.
Translation into French by Cœdès 1937–1966
⟨1⟩ Défense de faire une habitation dans la grotte.
Bibliography
First edited by George Cœdès with a French translation (1937–1966, vol. 5). This digital edition (2026) was made by Chloé Chollet.
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 5, pages 12–13.
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<lb n="1"/>kaṁ pi tve qgāra le gu<lb n="2" break="no"/>hā
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<p>The Old Khmer word <foreign>le</foreign> indicates that the area concerned in the inscription is the one located above the cave, thereby differing from George Cœdès’s interpretation.</p>
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Commentary
The Old Khmer word le indicates that the area concerned in the inscription is the one located above the cave, thereby differing from George Cœdès’s interpretation.