Charter of Talan (941 and 1058 Śaka)

Editors: Eko Bastiawan, Arlo Griffiths.

Identifier: DHARMA_INSIDENKTalan.

Language: Old Javanese.

Repository: Nusantara Epigraphy (tfc-nusantara-epigraphy).

Version: (b42d535), last modified (79b6cb4).

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⟨Faces Ab: Front and proper left⟩ ⟨Ab1⟩ ⟨Face A⟩|| || Om̐ || || svasti śaka-varṣātīta 1058, śravaṇa-māsa, tithi Ekādaśī kr̥ṣṇa-pakṣa, tu, va, ca, vāra, pra(ṁ)bakat·, grahacāra da⟨Face b⟩kṣiṇastha, punarvvaśū-nakṣatra ⟨Ab2⟩ ⟨Face A⟩Aditi-devatā, siddhi-yoga, vava-karaṇa, kuvera-parvveśa, vāyavya-maṇḍala, Irikā divasani Ājñā śrī mahārāja, śrī-varmmeśvara-madhusū⟨Face b⟩danāvatārānandita-suhr̥⟨Ab3⟩⟨Face A⟩t-siṁha-parākrama-digjayottuṅgadeva-nāma, jayabhayalāñchana, tinaḍaḥ rakryān· mahāmantrī I halu kabayan· riṁ sarvvagata Umiṁso⟨Face b⟩r i taṇḍa rakryān· ri pakira-(ki)⟨Ab4⟩⟨Face A⟩ran· makabehan· makādi rakryān· kanuruhan· mapañji maṇḍaka⟨,⟩ sambandha⟨,⟩ Ikaṁ vargga ri talan kabeḥ māmpak-ampak· manambaḥ ri lbuni pā⟨Face b⟩duka śrī mahārāja maka⟨Ab5⟩⟨Face A⟩sopāṇa rakryān apatiḥ mpu kesareśvara kr̥ta-vivekālaṅghanīya-parākrama mapañji bāguṇa, tan kavuntat· paṅajyan· śrī mahā⟨Face b⟩rāja mpuṅku naiyāyika⟨Ab6⟩⟨Face A⟩darśana-samr̥ddhi-kāraṇa bhai[ra]va-mārgānugamana-yogīśvarādhikāra mājar· yan hana kmitanya praśāsti muṅgu riṁ ripta tinaṇḍa garuḍamu(kha) ⟨Face b⟩ Ātmarakṣanyan inanugrahān ma⟨Ab7⟩⟨Face A⟩kasĭmā deśanya ri talan· de bhaṭāra guru, pramāṇā ri salbak·-vukhirnya tka riṁ gagā savaḥ tpi-tpi lvaḥ R̥ṇək· kuluvutan· patapan· sa⟨Face b⟩prakāra, Atəhər· maṁhyaṁ ri ⟨Ab8⟩ ⟨Face A⟩Alīhani praśāstinya Umuṅgva riṁ liṅgopala, maṅkana rasani haturnikaṁ varga ri talan· ri lbūni pāduka śrī mahārāja, saṅkā ri gə:ṁ karu⟨Face b⟩ṇā śrī mahārāja ri panambaḥ⟨Ab9⟩⟨Face A⟩nikaṁ vargga ri talan·, Āpan· jātiniṁ kadi sira Uttama-kṣatriya sākṣāt· ¿viṣṇvāra?⟨viṣṇvavatāra⟩, satata-sakala-jagat-pālaka, samasta-prajā-nanda⟨Face b⟩na-kāraṇa, huniṅā ri sapra⟨Ab10⟩⟨Face A⟩yojananiṁ praṇata maṁhyaṁ ri sira, māsiḥ riṁ śaraṇāgata, tan aṅgā kapihutaṅana kabhaktin· deniṁ suṣṭubhakti ri sira, ma⟨Face b⟩taṁnyan inubhaya-sanmata paṁhyaṁ⟨Ab11⟩⟨Face A⟩nikaṁ vargga ri talan· de lbūni pādukanira, ri Alihani praśāstinya muṅgva riṁ liṅgopala, Atəhər ta ya Inimbuhan· Anu⟨Face b⟩graha de śrī mahārāja, ku⟨Ab12⟩⟨Face A⟩naṁ rasany anugraha bhaṭāra guru Irikaṁ colo, Ubheni, R̥ntət·, An ikaṅ i talan· thāni vatək· panumbaṅan·, sapasuk· ⟨Face b⟩ thāni kabeḥ, Atagan· vanta⟨Ab13⟩⟨Face A⟩yan·, gavai ku 1, mapakna sīmānikaṁ vargga ri talan·, kālap· tkeṁ lbak·-vukhirnya kabeḥ, tkeṁ gagā savaḥ kubva⟨Face b⟩n· tpi-tpi lvaḥ R̥ṇək· sa⟨Ab14⟩⟨Face A⟩prakāra, kapva kāgraha denikaṁ vargga ri talan·, mvaṁ tan katamāna deniṁ vinava saṁ mānak katrīṇi, paṅkur·, ta⟨Face b⟩văn·, tirip·, saprakāra ⟨Ab15⟩ ⟨Face A⟩saṁ maṅilala dravya haji vulu-vulu magə:ṁ maḍmit· riṁ daṅū, makādi miśra paramiśra, paṅuraṁ, kriṁ, paḍəm·, ma⟨Face b⟩nimpiki, paranakan·, limu⟨Ab16⟩⟨Face A⟩s· galuḥ, paṅaruhan·, taji, vatu tajəm·, maṁriñca, maṁhūri, paraṁ, sukun·, halu varak·, ramanaṁ, raka⟨Face b⟩saṁ, juru gəṇḍiṁ, piniṁlai, ka⟨Ab17⟩⟨Face A⟩taṅgaran·, tapa haji, Air haji, malandaṁ, lca, qəL̥b-əL̥b·, kalaṅkaṁ, kutak·, taṅkil·, tr̥pan·, sa⟨Face b⟩lvīt·, sinagiha, kyab·, sr̥⟨Ab18⟩⟨Face A⟩kan·, liṅga(ṁ), vatu valaṁ, vilaṁ thāni, pamaṇikan·, Aniga, sikəpan·, rumban·, tirvan·, viji kavaḥ, ti⟨Face b⟩ṅkəs·, māvī, manambaṅi, taṁhira⟨Ab19⟩⟨Face A⟩n·, tuha dagaṁ, juru gosali, maṁrumbai, maṁguñjai, juru kliṁ, juru huñjəman·⟨,⟩ juru juḍi, puluṁ paḍi, juru jali⟨Face b⟩r·, pabisar·, paguluṁ, pavuṁku⟨Ab20⟩⟨Face A⟩nuṁ, juru banantən·, miśra hino, miśrāṅin-aṅin·⟨,⟩ vli tambaṁ, vli vaduṁ, vli hapū, vli haR̥ṁ, vli pañjut·⟨Face b⟩{t·}, suval·⟨,⟩ tambā, limbaṁ {k·} ⟨Ab21⟩ ⟨Face A⟩kavaḥ, palamak·, Urutan·, dampulan·, pakaluṅkuṁ, tpuṁ kavuṁ, suṁsuṁ paṅuraṁ, kaR̥R̥ṅan·⟨,⟩ pa⟨Face b⟩suk alas·, sipat· vilut·(,) ⟨Ab22⟩ ⟨Face A⟩jukuṁ, pāṅin-aṅin·, pāmāvaśya, hopan·, panraṅan·, skar tahun·, garihan·, pabayai, paṁ⟨Face b⟩rāma, Avur·, panatak·, pan(·)⟨ḍe⟩ ⟨Ab23⟩ ⟨Face A⟩ mās·, panigaṅ-atak·, paṁdva-mās·, panigaṁ-blaḥ, pakarapa, tampə: sirir·, pinta-palaku, paṁharaṁ-ha⟨Face b⟩(raṁ,) tuluṁ hutaṁ, pobhaya, kipa-ki⟨Ab24⟩⟨Face A⟩paḥ, pavalanda, pakanan tahun·, paniriṁ, pacumbi, paprāyaścitta, pavuvuḥ, pāṅgarai, pavlaṁ-vlaṁ, tuṇḍan·(,) ⟨Face b⟩ buñcaṁ haji, kḍi, hulun haji, valya⟨Ab25⟩⟨Face A⟩⟨,⟩ sambal·, sumbul·, mavuluṁ-vuluṁ, vidu maṅiduṁ, Ariṅgit·, Abañol·, siṅgaḥ, pabr̥si, vatək i ⟨Face b⟩ jro Ityevamādi kabeḥ, tan ta⟨Faces Cd: Back and proper right⟩⟨Cd1⟩⟨Face C⟩mātaḥ Irikeṁ śī[ma] ri talan· kevala Ikaṁ varga ri talan· pramāṇā ri sadravya-hajinya kabeḥ, maṅkana Ika(ṁ) sukha⟨Face d⟩duḥkha magə:ṁ maḍmit·, A⟨Cd2⟩⟨Face C⟩siṅ ata (sa)lviranya kady aṅgāniṁ mayaṁ tan pavvaḥ, valū rumambat· riṁ natar·, vipati, vaṅkai kābunan·, rāḥ kasavur i hava⟨Face d⟩n·, hidu kasirat·, (d)ū⟨Cd3⟩⟨Face C⟩hilatən·, sāhasa, vākcapala, hastacapala, mamijilakən· vuriniṁ kikir·, mamūk·, mamuṁpaṁ, lūdan·, ⟨Face d⟩ tūtan·, {malaṁ mopi(ḥ)} ⟨Cd4⟩ ⟨Face C⟩ Aṁśa pratyaṁśa, ḍaṇḍa kuḍaṇḍa, maṇḍihalādi, kevala Ikaṁ vargga ri talan· pramāṇā Irikā kabeḥ, ma⟨Face d⟩ṅkana rasani Anugraha bha⟨Cd5⟩⟨Face C⟩ṭāra guru Irikaṁ vargga I talan·, praśāsti muṅgu riṁ ripta tinaṇḍa garuḍamuka, pinagəhakən· śrī mahārāja, Atəhər i⟨Face d⟩nubhaya śrī mahārāja pra⟨Cd6⟩⟨Face C⟩tiṣṭā riṁ liṅgopala, kunaṁ kālani Anugraha bhaṭāra guru Irikaṁ vargga ri talan·, Iṁ śaka 941, punaḥ-māgha-māsa ⟨Face d⟩ tithi pratipāda, kr̥ṣṇa-pa⟨Cd7⟩⟨Face C⟩kṣa, ha, U, bu, vāra, dukut·, kunaṁ rasani paṅimbuḥ śrī mahārāja Irikaṁ vargga ri talan· ri vnaṅanyāvarugā Inantun·, ⟨Face d⟩ Asakā Inaṣṭa, Anumpya⟨Cd8⟩⟨Face C⟩taka natar·, Anusuna palaṅka, Apalaṅkā binubut·, Aprā{ṁ}sa nāgapuṣpa, Ajnva humalaṁ, vnaṅājamahāni⟨Face d⟩(n)dikāṁguntiṅāmaṁlva(ṁ) rāhana ⟨Cd9⟩ ⟨Face C⟩ raray inakvakən·, vnaṅāhuluna ḍayaṁ, Arabya ḍayaṁ kamambaṅan·, Amaṅana rājamāṁsa, Aḍulaṅa bvaḥ kama⌈⟨Face d⟩lai, Aguntiṅa riṁ saL̥̄, Ani⟨Cd10⟩⟨Face C⟩tā riṁ saL̥̄, Agam-agamāna kayu kuniṁ, Adravyā tabaṁ-tabaṁ, tuhun· tan paṁhañjuranya yan paṁlaku-laku, ku⟨Face d⟩naṁ kadeyakəna rikaṁ varga ri ⟨Cd11⟩ ⟨Face C⟩ talan·, ri pagəhanyātahila dravya haji paṅaṣṭāṅgī 2 tan pārik· ri saṁ hyaṁ dharma riṁ dharuṇa, A⟨Face d⟩ṅkən· pūrṇamaniṅ asuji-mā⟨Cd12⟩⟨Face C⟩sa, tan· kaparavyāpārā deniṁ len·, maṅkana rasani paṅimbuḥ śrī mahārāja Irikaṁ vargga ri talan·, pra⟨Face d⟩tiṣṭa riṁ liṅgopala, kapa⟨Cd13⟩⟨Face C⟩gəhakənanya tka ri savet·-vkanya dlāhaniṁ dlāha, tan kolah-ulaha de saṅ anāgataprabhu⟨,⟩ kunaṁ ri sḍaṅa⟨Face d⟩nyan· hanāṅulah-ulaha pa⟨Cd14⟩⟨Face C⟩gəḥni(ṁ) Anugraha bhaṭāra guru, mvaṁ paṅimbuḥ śrī mahārāja Irikaṁ vargga ri talan·, mo brāhmaṇa, mo kṣa⟨Face d⟩triya, ṅuniveḥ yan· ve⟨Cd15⟩⟨Face C⟩(ś)ya śūdra, ḍaṇḍan· 2 su 10, Atəhər· maṅgihakənaṁ pañcagati saṁsāra riṅ ihatra paratra, mataṁ⟨Face d⟩nyak aṁR̥ṅə: ta kita kamuṁ hyaṁ ⟨Cd16⟩ ⟨Face C⟩ pañcamahābhūta, kita pūrvva dakṣiṇa paścima Uttara, Āgneya nairiti vāyavya Aiśānya, Ūrddhamadhaḥ, ⟨Face d⟩ tka riṁ maddhya, yan hana vvaṅ apa⟨Cd17⟩⟨Face C⟩cārāpakārāṅulah-ulaḥ pagəḥni Anugraha pāduka śrī mahārāja, karuhun· Anugraha bhaṭāra guru I⟨Face d⟩rikaṁ vargga I talan·, sikəp· ⟨Cd18⟩ ⟨Face C⟩ sampal· haṇḍəmakən· sumpətakən·, təkək· gulūnya, (A)pusi taṅanya, rampak· sukunya, sivak· ka⟨Face d⟩pālanya, cavuk utəknya, ḍuḍuk· ⟨Cd19⟩ ⟨Face C⟩ hatinya, Uḍulakən ḍaL̥manya, Uvad-avid ususnya, rakrāk igānya, səsəb dagiṁnya, tibākən riṁ tā⟨Face d⟩mragomukha, klan· ri kavaḥ saṁ ⟨Cd20⟩ ⟨Face C⟩ (ya)makiṅkara, maṅkana patyanikaṁ Upacārāṅulah-ulaḥ pagəḥny anugraha pāduka śrī mahārāja ka⟨Face d⟩ruhun· Anugraha bhaṭāra guru I⟨Cd21⟩⟨Face C⟩rikaṁ varga ri talan·, kunaṁ ṅaranikaṁ varga tumarima, Anugraha pāduka śrī mahārāja Irikaṁ vargga I talan· ⟨Face d⟩ gambhīra, vigā, pratyekani ṅaranika(ṁ) ⟨Cd22⟩ ⟨Face C⟩ varga I talan· Inanugrahan· pāduka srī mahārāja, (s)ubi, panaśar·, putravatī, haR̥p·, sicin·, saprā⟨Face d⟩ṇa, Abroṁ, palagān·, sayo(,) tu⟨Cd23⟩⟨Face C⟩mantar·, kaviṣṭa, sagnəṁ, ratiḥ, ñaruk·, tan adoḥ, rambha, jīva, Adumās· dumunuṁ, sa(ṁ) bhaṇi riṁ (A)dhikā(n)ī ⟨Face d⟩ nyū dantī, gambhīra, Ahyəs·, śrī (vidgī) ⟨Cd24⟩ ⟨Face C⟩ kr̥tayaśa, dumunuṁ, vagəd·, makādi Ikaṁ viro, samaṅkana pratyekanikaṁ vargga Inanugrahan· pāduka śrī ⟨Face d⟩ mahārāja, likitapātra ḍaṅ ācā⟨Cd25⟩⟨Face C⟩ryya prakāśa, makapramukha samgat· kəlpvan· ḍaṅ ācāryya Amogha || || || ⟨Face d⟩ ni śrī,

Apparatus

⟨Ab1⟩ 1058 D N M&R1068 B. — ⟨Ab1⟩ śravaṇa-māsa D N M&Rśravaṇa-māsa ri (!) B • We are not sure what the ‘(!)’ in B’s reading means. It could be that Krom added it as editor, if he was surprised by the occurrence of ri in B’s manuscript. — ⟨Ab1⟩ tu D N M&R(śa) B.

⟨Ab2⟩ śrī-varmmeśvara-madhusūdanāvatārānandita-suhr̥t-siṁha-parākrama- D N M&R dharmmeśvara- [15×] parākrama- B.

⟨Ab4⟩ maṇḍaka⟨,⟩ D N M&Rmaṇḍa(la) B • By contrast with the other occurrences of this person (Hantang A6 and Tamparang A7), there is definitely no final tarung on maṇḍaka here. — ⟨Ab4⟩ lbuni pāduka śrī mahārāja makasopāṇa D M&Rlbu [9×]sopāṇa B; lbuni pādūka śrī mahārāja makasopāṇa N.

⟨Ab5⟩ kesareśvara kr̥tavivekālaṅghanīya-parākrama mapañji bāguṇa D N M&Rkesaveśvara [5×] la(ñca)na ya(thā)krama mapañji [1×](gu)ṇa B. — ⟨Ab5⟩ paṅajyan· B M&Rpajyen· N. — ⟨Ab5⟩ śrī mahārāja mpuṅku naiyāyika-darśana-samr̥ddhikāraṇa ⬦ śrī mahārāja [12×] kāraṇa B; śrī mahārāja mpuṅku naiyāyika-darśana-savr̥ddhikāraṇa N; śrī mahārāja mpuṅku neyāyika-darśana-samr̥ddhikāraṇa M&R.

⟨Ab6⟩ yogīśvarādhikāra ⬦ [4×]dhikāra B; yogīśvarāvikāra N; yogiśvarādhikāra M&R • There is damage on the stone after this word: a punctuation sign could have been engraved here — ⟨Ab6⟩ mājar· B NUmajar· M&R. — ⟨Ab6⟩ hana kmitanya praśāsti M&Rhana [3×] praśāsti B; pānakmitanya praśāsti N. — ⟨Ab6⟩ riṁ ⬦ ri B; niṁ N; ri M&R. — ⟨Ab6⟩ garuḍamu(kha) B M&Rrarū ḍamuA N.

⟨Ab7⟩ tka riṁ gagā savaḥ N[4×] savaḥ(nya) B; tka ri gagā savaḥ M&R. — ⟨Ab7⟩ kuluvutan· M&R[4×] B; kuluvukan· N.

⟨Ab8⟩ Umuṅgva N M&RUmuṅgu B. — ⟨Ab8⟩ varga Nrarai B; vargga M&R. — ⟨Ab8⟩ mahārāja, saṅkā ri gə:ṁ karuṇā śrī mahārāja ri panambaḥnikaṁ N M&Rmahārājāsuṅgā ri (oṃ)kāranika vargga ri (talan) B.

⟨Ab9⟩ ¿viṣṇvāra?⟨viṣṇvavatāra⟩viṣṇvaṅṣa B M&R; viṣṇvāra N • Our emendation is based on the same expression observed in stanza 41.11 of the Harivaṅśa written in the Kediri period (Teeuw 1950, p. 71) and two inscriptions, one from the Singasari period called Mula-Malurung (9v3, ed. Titi Surti Nastiti 2016, pp. 421–436) and one from the Majapahit period called Adan-adan (7v3, ed. Machi Suhadi 1996). It is important to note that similar expressions are found within the corpus, namely viṣṇvāṅśa in Padlegan I (4) and viṣṇvāṅśāvatāra in Sirah Keting (b16–17). For discussion of the latter, see 1940, pp. 352–354. — ⟨Ab9⟩ -prajā- M&R[2×] B; -pravā- N.

⟨Ab10⟩ ri sira, B M&Rriṁ siraḥ N. — ⟨Ab10⟩ deniṁ suṣṭubhakti N M&R(d)eni sr̥ṣṭabhakti B. — ⟨Ab10⟩ sira M&R[2×] B; siraḥ N. — ⟨Ab10⟩ mataṁnyan ⬦ [3×] B; mabaṁnyan N; mataṁyan M&R. — ⟨Ab10⟩ -sanmata M&R[3×] B; -sasmara N.

⟨Ab11⟩ muṅgva riṁ N M&Rmuṅgu ri B. — ⟨Ab11⟩ kunaṁ N M&R[1×]ni B.

⟨Ab12⟩ colo, Ubheni ⬦ [2×] d(e)ni B; volo, dabheni, N; colo khabeni M&R. — ⟨Ab12⟩ R̥ntət·, N M&R(R̥ntək·) B. — ⟨Ab12⟩ An ikaṅ i M&R[4×] B; An ikad i N.

⟨Ab13⟩ mapakna N M&Rmapakora B. — ⟨Ab13⟩ vargga N M&Rrarai B. — ⟨Ab13⟩ -vukhirnya N-vukirnya B M&R. — ⟨Ab13⟩ gagā M&R[2×] B; dhavāṁ N.

⟨Ab14⟩ kapva kāgraha N M&Rbahva nugraha B. — ⟨Ab14⟩ denikaṁ M&Rdenika B; de rikaṁ N. — ⟨Ab14⟩ vargga N M&Rrarai B. — ⟨Ab14⟩ mvaṁ tan N M&Rm(va ka)na B. — ⟨Ab14⟩ vinava saṁ mānak katrīṇi M&R[3×] simāna [3×] B; vənaṁ vasa mānak katrīṇi N.

⟨Ab15⟩ paḍəm· Bpadəm· N M&R. — ⟨Ab15⟩ manimpiki M&R[4×] B; marimpiki N.

⟨Ab17⟩ sr̥kan·, liṅga(ṁ) N M&Rsakan· liṅga B.

⟨Ab18⟩ Aniga M&Rmaniga B; Anigaḥ N. — ⟨Ab18⟩ rumban· B M&Rsumban· N.

⟨Ab19⟩ maṁguñjai, M&Rmaṁguñje B; mavuñjai, N. — ⟨Ab19⟩ kliṁ N M&R(kḍi) B. — ⟨Ab19⟩ pabisar· M&R[3×] B; paliṁsar· N.

⟨Ab20⟩ banantən· B M&Rbanuntən· N. — ⟨Ab20⟩ pañjut·⟨Face b⟩{t·} Npañjut· B M&R. — ⟨Ab20⟩ limbaṁ {k·} ⟨Ab21⟩ ⟨Face A⟩kavaḥ, ⬦ [4×] B; limbak· kavaḥ, N M&R.

⟨Ab22⟩ pāṅin-aṅin· B N M&R • B reads up to this point. — ⟨Ab22⟩ hopan· M&Rpatapan· N. — ⟨Ab22⟩ garihan· N M&R • The first akṣara could also be read as śa. In Garaman (3r6) we have śariyan· but the word garihan· also occurs in Pabuharan (4r4, ed. Boechari 1985–1986, pp. 13–14 where the relevant line is labelled IIa4). — ⟨Ab22⟩ paṁrāma Nvānāma M&R. — ⟨Ab22⟩ panatak· M&Rpanatat· N. — ⟨Ab22⟩ pan(·)⟨ḍe⟩ ⟨Ab23⟩ ⟨Face A⟩ mās· Npanaji mas· M&R.

⟨Ab23⟩ pakarapa M&Rpatarapa N. — ⟨Ab23⟩ tampə: sirir· ⬦ tampə: sisir· N; tampə:ṁ sirir· M&R. — ⟨Ab23⟩ paṁharaṁ-ha(raṁ,) tuluṁ hutaṁ ⬦ paṁharas· Atuluṁ hutaṁ N; pahara-hara, hulu tukaṁ M&R • Our reading paṁharaṁ-haraṁ is supported by the same word found in Sobhamerta (4r6, ed. Titi Surti Nastiti 2007). However, what we tentatively read raṁ, at the start of face d, could also be read as ma (without punctuation mark), while in Munggut (2.12) and Anjatan (3r1–3r2) we find occurrences of paṁrāma followed by tuluṁ hutaṁ. For this reason, we remain in doubt as to the correct reading of the word that precedes tuluṁ hutaṁ.

⟨Ab24⟩ pakanan tahun· Nsakanan tahun· M&R • The term is not found in other epigraphic records. A slightly different term, namely pakan (t)ahun, is observed in Anjatan (3v2). — ⟨Ab24⟩ paniriṁ ⬦ paṅiriṁ N M&R. — ⟨Ab24⟩ pāṅgarai Npāṅgati M&R. — ⟨Ab24⟩ tuṇḍan·(,) buñcaṁ haji M&Rduṇḍan· bu(k)va sāji N. — ⟨Ab24⟩ kḍi Nkliṁ M&R. — ⟨Ab24⟩ haji Npaṅi M&R.

⟨Ab25⟩ mavuluṁ-vuluṁ M&Rpavuluṁ-vuluṁ N. — ⟨Ab25⟩ tan tamātaḥ Irikeṁ Ntan tama Irikan M&R.

⟨Cd1⟩ sadravya- M&Rsaṁ dravya N. — ⟨Cd1⟩ Asiṅ ata (sa)lviranya ⬦ A(ne)[2×]viraṁnya N; kala ta lviranya M&R.

⟨Cd2⟩ kābunan· M&Rkātunan· N. — ⟨Cd2⟩ i Nin M&R.

⟨Cd3⟩ mamuṁpaṁ NAmuṁpaṁ M&R. — ⟨Cd3⟩ {malaṁ mopi(ḥ)}malaṁ mopi N; [1×]la mopi M&R • These words do not yield an evident sense in this context. Comparing the parallel passages in the charters of Panumbangan Cd9 and Hantang Cd24, we do not expect anything between tūtan and Aṁśa pratyaṁśa. Therefore, we consider that the sequence malaṁ mopi(ḥ) is the result of a scribal error and needs to be expunged from the text.

⟨Cd4⟩ pratyaṁśa M&Rprakṣaka N.

⟨Cd5⟩ garuḍamuka ⬦ garūḍamuka N; garuḍamukha M&R. — ⟨Cd5⟩ pratiṣṭā N M&R • We find pratiṣṭākna in similar contexts in Pagiliran A5, Panumbangan Ab9, and Hantang Ab10, and so we have considered the possibility of supplying kna here. Nevertheless, the fact that pratiṣṭ(h)ā is also observed in the same context Tamparang Ab9, Kemulan Ab8 and Palah Ab8 means that this reading must be accepted as a viable alternative, in the intransitive, to the passive construction with pratiṣṭ(h)ākna.

⟨Cd6⟩ 941rṅan ugaḥ N; 961 M&R. — ⟨Cd6⟩ -māgha-māsa tithi pratipāda M&Rmāla riṁ mā[.]eṁkən· pratipāda N.

⟨Cd7⟩ Anumpyataka NAnumaṁhyaṁtikaṁ M&R.

⟨Cd8⟩ Aprā{ṁ}sa ⬦ Aprāsa N M&R. — ⟨Cd8⟩ Ajnva humalaṁ M&RAjtva humalaṁ N • In Garaman 4r5 and Gandhakuti 5r1 we have occurrences of Ajnva halaṁ. Is the word humalaṁ here is a mistake or a legitimate variant for halaṁ? — ⟨Cd8⟩ vnaṅājamahāni(n)dikāṁguntiṅāmaṁlva(ṁ)vnaṅājapahānindikāṁbuntiṅāmalvaṁ N; vanaṅajapahānindikāguntiṅamalvaṁ M&R.

⟨Cd9⟩ kama⌈lai N M&R • A taling is engraved after kama at the end of the line on face C but we also find the -ai marker at the beginning of d

⟨Cd10⟩ -tabaṁ N-habaṁ M&R. — ⟨Cd10⟩ paṁhañjuranya Npaṁhanjuran M&R. — ⟨Cd10⟩ paṁlaku-laku Npaṁhaku-haku M&R. — ⟨Cd10⟩ kunaṁ M&Rtuna N.

⟨Cd11⟩ -atahila N-tahil M&R. — ⟨Cd11⟩ 2 M&Rmā bū N. — ⟨Cd11⟩ dharuṇa Nkaruṇa M&R.

⟨Cd12⟩ kapagəhakənanya Nkapagəhananyan M&R.

⟨Cd13⟩ savet·-vkanya N M&R • The word order here is unusual. Normally, one find savka-vetnya (cf. Horren 2r3 [eds. Stutterheim 1933, p. 104 and Machi Suhadi and Sukarto K. Atmodjo 1986, pp. 112–115 where the relevant line is labelled Ib3], Pagiliran A5, Panumbangan Cd11 and 14, Sirah Keting C6 and Lawadan Ab26). Corr. savka-vetnya? — ⟨Cd13⟩ kunaṁ M&Rkuvaṁ N. — ⟨Cd13⟩ pagəḥni(ṁ) M&Rpaṁsəḥniṁ N.

⟨Cd15⟩ 2 M&R [.]u N. — ⟨Cd15⟩ maṅgihakənaṁ pañcagati ⬦ maṅgəhakən añcegaki N; maṅgəhakəna pancagati M&R. — ⟨Cd15⟩ mataṁnyak aṁR̥ṅə: ta kita ⬦ mataṁnya kaR̥ṅə: taki ta N; mataṁyan ta R̥ṅə: ta kita M&R • The use of enclitic -k instead of -n implies a 2nd-person subject. Cf. e.g. Sumanasāntaka 7.5d mataṅnya-k anaṅis panəmbaha ri jə̄ṅta panəbusa ri jīvaniṅ hulun ‘That is why tearfully I serve you as a ransom for my life’ (ed. & transl. Worsley et al. 2013) and Ghaṭotkacāśraya 21.3a mataṅnya-k ahyun pəjahāmukeṅ raṇa ‘Hence my wish to die fighting fiercely in battle’ (ed. & transl. Robson 2016). — ⟨Cd15⟩ hyaṁ M&Rhvaṁ N.

⟨Cd16⟩ Ūrddhamadhaḥ M&RŪrddhamavaḥ N. — ⟨Cd16⟩ hana vvaṅ apacārā- ⬦ pānavvaṅa pavārā N; hana vvaṅ apacara- M&R.

⟨Cd17⟩ I Nri M&R.

⟨Cd18⟩ sumpətakən· Npumpətakən· M&R.

⟨Cd8⟩ təkək· M&Rtəkik· N.

⟨Cd18⟩ Apusi M&R[.]a [1×] [.]upi N. — ⟨Cd18⟩ rampak· Nrampat i M&R. — ⟨Cd18⟩ cavuk ⬦ [2×]t N; ḍuḍuk M&R.

⟨Cd19⟩ hatinya M&Rrahaginya N. — ⟨Cd19⟩ rakrāk igānya ⬦ cakrākigāṁnya N; rākrāk iganya M&R.

⟨Cd20⟩ (ya)makiṅkara M&Rsoma kiṅkara N. — ⟨Cd20⟩ patyanikaṁ Ngatyanikaṁ M&R.

⟨Cd21⟩ kunaṁ ṅaranikaṁ M&Rkunaṅ aranikaṁ N. — ⟨Cd21⟩ gambhīra, viro ⬦ gambhīra, vigā N; gamgīra, viga M&R. — ⟨Cd21⟩ ṅaranika(ṁ)ṅaran i N; ṅaran i M&R.

⟨Cd22⟩ subi, panaśar· M&Rsuvi, panagar· N. — ⟨Cd22⟩ haR̥p· Nhapas· M&R. — ⟨Cd22⟩ sicin· M&Rsicim· N. — ⟨Cd22⟩ saprāṇa ⬦ sapāṇa N M&R. — ⟨Cd22⟩ Abroṁ, palagān· ⬦ sabroṁ, palaśān· N; Anabraṁ, palagān· M&R. — ⟨Cd22⟩ tumantar· ⬦ tumankar· N; dumantar· M&R.

⟨Cd23⟩ sagnəṁ NAgnī M&R. — ⟨Cd23⟩ ñaruk· ⬦ tāruk· N; bāruk· M&R. — ⟨Cd23⟩ tan adoḥ M&Rkan adoḥ N. — ⟨Cd23⟩ rambha Nramga M&R. — ⟨Cd23⟩ Adumās· M&RAduhas· N. — ⟨Cd23⟩ (A)dhikānī ⬦ Avikāri N M&R. — ⟨Cd23⟩ gambhīra Ngamgīra M&R. — ⟨Cd23⟩ Ahyəs· ⬦ Ahyus· N; Ahyīs· M&R. — ⟨Cd23⟩ (vidgī)[1×]g[1×] N; gita M&R.

⟨Cd24⟩ kr̥tayaśa M&R[1×]kayaśa N. — ⟨Cd24⟩ vagəd·, makādi Ikaṁ Nvabhəd·, matādi takaṁ M&R. — ⟨Cd24⟩ samaṅkana M&Rsapaṅkaca N. — ⟨Cd24⟩ Inanugrahan· NAnugrahan· M&R.

⟨Cd25⟩ prakāśa Nprakhāsa M&R. — ⟨Cd25⟩ makapramukha samgat· M&Rmarā pramukha samgət· N. — ⟨Cd25⟩ kəlpvan· ⬦ kīl[.]an· N; kəlpan· M&R. — ⟨Cd25⟩ Amogha NAnumagha M&R. — ⟨Cd25⟩ ni śrī M&Rki śrī N • The meaning of the two unexpected syllables following the final punctuation marks is unclear.

Translation

(Ab1–4) Hail! Elapsed Śaka year 1058, month of Śravaṇa, eleventh tithi, waning fortnight, Tuṅlai, Vage, Monday, [the vuku being] Praṅbakat, the grahacāra being in the South, lunar mansion Punarvasu, the deity Aditi, the conjunction Siddhi, the karaṇa Vava, the parveśa Kuvera, the maṇḍala being in the north-west. That was the time when the decree of the Great King — whose royal (deva) names were ‘Incarnation of Madhu’s destroyer, i.e. of Viṣṇu’ (śrī-varmeśvara, madhusūdanāvatāra), ‘Who brings joy to friends’ (ānanditasuhr̥t), ‘Lofty conqueror of the directions thanks to his lion’s power’ (siṅhaparākrama-digjayottuṅga), whose emblem was Jayabhaya — was received by the Lord Great Minister of Halu, the kabayan at Sarvagata.1 It came down to all the high functionaries (taṇḍa rakryān) in the council, beginning with the Lord of Kanuruhan, with the byname Maṇḍaka.

(Ab4–8) The occasion: All of the inhabitants in Talan, rank upon rank, paid respect to the dust of the footprints of the Great King. They had as intermediary the apatih Lord [named] mpu Kesareśvara, ‘endowed with right judgment and of unstoppable valor’ (kr̥tavivekālaṅghanīya-arākrama), with the byname Bāguṇa. Not left behind was the teacher of the Great King, ‘promoter of Nyāya doctrine, serving as a chief of Yogins following the path of Bhairava’ (naiyāyikadarśana-samr̥ddhi-kāraṇa bhairava-mārgānugamana-yogīśvarādhikāra). They informed (the Great King) that they had in custody an edict (praśasti) recorded (muṅgu)2 on palm leaves [and] marked with the Garuḍa-face [as] their guarantee that they were granted by Bhaṭāra Guru [the right] to hold their land (deśa) in Talan as a sīma [and] to have authority over all of its low land and elevated ground, including non-irrigated rice-fields, paddy fields, river edges, marshlands, kuluvutans3 [and] patapans of all types. In addition, they begged for the transfer of their edict to be recorded on a stone stele. Such was the substance of the petition of the inhabitants of Talan to the dust of the footprints of the Great King.

(Ab8–11) Because of the greatness of His Majesty the Great King’s sympathy for the request of the inhabitants of Talan — for the nature of one like him is [that of] the highest kṣatriya manifested as the incarnation of Viṣṇu, constantly guarding the whole world, who brings joy to all subjects, attentive to all intentions of those who respectfully implore him, kind to those who seek for protection, [and] unwilling to be put in debt of service by those who are unwaveringly loyal to him — this is the reason why His Majesty (lit., “the dust of his footprints”) approved the request of the inhabitants of Talan for the transfer of their edict to be recorded on a stone stele. At the same time, their grant was added to (inimbuhan) by the Great King.4

(Ab12–Cd1) As for the substance of the grant of the Bhaṭāra Guru to Colo, Ubheni, [and] R̥ntət, [it was] that Talan, a village of the district Panumbaṅan including all its (constituent) villages [and] circumscription (atagan) of Vantayan, [whose] corvée is [equal to] 1 kupaṅ, would serve to become the sīma of the inhabitants of Talan. It is seized including its low land and elevated ground, including all kinds of non-irrigated rice-fields, paddy-fields, orchards, river edges, marshland. All of them are taken by the inhabitants of Talan. And they will not be entered by the subordinates of the three high dignitaries: the Paṅkur, the Tavan and the Tirip, [i.e.] all those who previously had a claim on royal revenue [from] the occupational groups big or small, beginning with the various Miśras, the paṅuraṅ, the kriṅ, the paḍəm, the manimpiki, the paranakan, the limus galuh, the paṅaruhan, the taji, the vatu tajəm, the maṅriñca, the maṅhūri, the paraṅ, the sukun, the halu varak, the ramanaṅ, the rakasaṅ, the overseer of gəṇḍiṅ, the piniṅlai, the kataṅgaran, the tapa haji, the air haji, the malandaṅ, the ləca, the ələb-ələb, the kalaṅkaṅ, the kutak, the taṅkil, the trəpan, the salvīt, the sinagiha, the kyab, the srəkan, the liṅgaṅ, the vatu valaṅ, the vilaṅ thāni, the pamaṇikan, the aniga, the sikəpan, the rumban, the tirvan, the viji kavah, the tiṅkəs, the māvī, the manambaṅi, the taṅhiran, the overseer of merchants, the overseer of smiths, the maṅrumbai, the maṅguñjai, the overseer of Kliṅ, the overseer of Huñjəman, the overseer of gambling, the puluṅ paḍi, the overseer of harlots, the pabisar, the paguluṅ, the pavuṅkunuṅ, the overseer of Banantən, the miśra hino, the miśra aṅin-aṅin, the vli tambaṅ, the vli vaduṅ, the vli hapū, the vli harəṅ, the vli pañjut, the suval, the tambā, the limbaṅ, the kavah, the palamak, the urutan, the dampulan, the pakaluṅkuṅ, the təpuṅ kavuṅ, the suṅsuṅ paṅuraṅ, the karərəṅan, the pasuk alas, the sipat vilut, the jukuṅ, the pāṅin-aṅin, the pāmāvaśya, the hopan, the panraṅan, the skar tahun, the garihan, the pabayai, the paṅrāma, the avur, the panatak, the goldsmiths, the panigaṅ-atak, the paṅdva-mās, the panigaṅ-blah, the pakarapa, the tampə̄ sirir, the pinta-palaku, the paṅharaṅ-haraṅ, the tuluṅ hutaṅ, the pobhaya, the kipa-kipah, the pavalanda, the pakanan tahun, the paniriṅ, the pacumbi, the paprāyaścitta, the pavuvuh, the pāṅgarai, the pavlaṅ-vlaṅ, the tuṇḍan, the royal corvée, the eunuchs, the royal servants, the healers, the sambal, the sumbul, the mavuluṅ-vuluṅ, the singing actors, the wayang-performers, the comedians (abañol), the siṅgah, the pabrəsi, all of the courtiers, and so forth — they shall not enter the sīma in Talan. It is only the inhabitants of Talan who shall have the authority over all of their royal revenue.

(Cd1–4) Likewise are all the [fines to be imposed for] ‘pain and relief’ (sukha-duḥkha), great or small, no matter what their types may be, such as ‘areca-blossom without betelnut’ (mayaṅ tan pavvaḥ), ‘gourd vines that grow in the courtyard’ (valū rumambat iṅ natar), ‘disaster’ (vipati), ‘a corpse covered with dew’ (vaṅkai kābunan), ‘blood spattered on the road’ (rāh kasavur i havan), ‘spittle that is sprayed’ (hidū kasirat), ‘slander’ (dūhilatən), ‘violence’ (sāhasa), ‘rash speech’ (vākcapala), ‘rash acts with the hand’ (hastacapala), ‘producing the dust of a file’ (mamijilakən vuriniṅ kikir), ‘attacking in fury’ (mamūk), ‘rape’ (mamuṅpaṅ), ‘repeated attack’ (lūdan), ‘following’ (tūtan), ‘apportioning of shares’ (aṅśa pratyaṅśa), ‘punishment and wrongful punishment’ (ḍaṇḍa kuḍaṇḍa), ‘poisons of all sort’ (maṇḍihala) and such like. It is only the inhabitants of Talan who shall have the authority over all of them.

(Cd4–7) Such was the substance of the grant of Bhaṭāra Guru to the inhabitants of Talan — an edict recorded on palm leaves [and] marked with the Garuḍa-face — which was confirmed by the Great King. Consequently, the Great King agreed that it would stand permanently on a stone stele. As for the time of the grant of Bhaṭāra Guru to the inhabitants of Talan, it was in Śaka 941, additional month of Māgha, first tithi, waning fortnight, Haryaṅ, Umanis, Wednesday, [the vuku being] Dukut.

(Cd7–15) As for the substance of the addition (paṅimbuh)5 of the Great King to the inhabitants in Talan, it concerned their being entitled to have a longer platform (? varuga inantun), to have eight pillars (? aśakā inaṣṭa), to pave the courtyard (anumpyatak),6 to build a palanquin in layers, to have a palanquin with turnery, to offer nāgapuṣpa (cloth), to use jənu humalaṅ (unguent); they would be entitled to have intercourse, pierce the ear-lobes, cut the hair, given in possession to (amaṅlva) [or] inflict wounds (aṅrāhana) on children; they would be entitled to take a prostitute as slave, to mate with a kamambaṅan prostitute, to eat royal meat, to serve kamalai fruit on a wooden tray, to cut hair on the seat, to play on the seat, to hold yellow wood, to have a tabaṅ-tabaṅ (drum). But there should not be a forerunner for them when they take a walk.

As for the course of action to be taken by the inhabitants of Talan, it concerns their reliability in delivering (atahil)7 royal revenue [in the form of] paṅaṣṭāṅgī (tax) of 2 māṣa without arik levy to the holy foundation in Dharuṇa every Full Moon of the month of Asuji. It should not be interfered with by others.

Such was the substance of the addition of the Great King (granted) to the inhabitants of Talan, to stand permanently on a stone stele [and] to be considered to be irrevocable by them including their descendants [into] the future’s future. It is not to be disturbed by the future kings. But if there are ones who will disturb the stability of the grant of Bhaṭāra Guru along with the addition of the Great King to the inhabitants of Talan, be they brāhmaṇas or kṣatriyas, let alone if they are vaiśyas [or] śūdras, they should be fined 2 kāṭi and 10 suvarṇa. In addition, they will encounter the five forms of suffering in this world and hereafter.

(Cd15–21) For that reason, you (may please) pay heed, you gods of the five elements, you (gods of the directions) East, South, West, North, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest, Northeast, Zenith, Nadir, including the Center. If there are people who misbehave [or] offend by disturbing the stability of the grant of His Majesty the Great King, all the more so the grant of Bhaṭāra Guru to the inhabitants of Talan: catch them, cut them off, throw them down, turn them upside down, strangle their necks, bind together their hands, break up their feet, split their skulls, scoop up their brains, tear out their livers, rip open their entrails, pull out their intestines, break any of their ribs, cut off their flesh, drop [them] in the copper-cow-headed (cauldron), to be cooked in the cauldron of Yama’s slaves. Such should be the future deaths of the miscreants who disturb the stability of the grant of His Majesty the Great King, all the more so the grant of Bhaṭāra Guru to the inhabitants of Talan.

(Cd21–25) As for the names of the inhabitants who received the grant of His Majesty the Great King to the inhabitants of Talan, [they were] Gambhīra and Vigā. Enumeration of the names of the inhabitants of Talan who benefited from the grant by His Majesty the Great King: Sudhi, Panagar, Putravatī, Haṣap, Sicin, Saprāṇa, Abroṅ, Palagān, Sayo, Tumantar, Kaviṣṭa, Sagnəṅ, Ratih, Ñaruk, Tan Adoh, Rambha, Jīva, Adumās, Dumunuṅ, Saṅ Bhaṇi in Adhikānī Nyū Dantī, Gambhīra, Ahyəs, Śrī Vidgī, Kr̥tayaśa, Dumunuṅ [and] Vagəd, the first being Viro. Such was the enumeration of the inhabitants who benefited from the grant by His Majesty the Great King. The document was written by master Prakāśa, whose chief was the official of Kəlpvan8 (called) master Amogha.9

Commentary

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Notes

  1. 1. The word sarvagata is rarely attested in epigraphic sources. In the two other inscriptions issued by the same king, namely the Hantang and the Tamparang charters, in the same position we find Mapañji Kambādaha. The word sarvagata is observed in two kakavins of this period: in stanza 42.2 of the Harivaṅśa (Teeuw 1950, p. 72) and in stanza 24.9 of the Smaradahana (Poerbatjaraka 1931, p. 34). From the Wanua Tengah III charter (2r20, ed. Boechari 2012, pp. 484–491, transl. Griffiths [2023] 2021–2022, pp. 198–208) kabayan· ri Ayam· təAs· 2 mira-miraḥ pu rayuṁ, halaran· pu dhanada, we get the impression that Sarvagata is supposed to be a toponym in kabayan· riṁ sarvvagata.
  2. 2. We choose ‘recorded’ as a contextually suitable free translation. Literally, muṅgu means ‘present, situated’.
  3. 3. The word is rarely used in epigraphic sources. It is only attested in this charter (Ab7) and the unpublished Kukub charter (3v4, discussed in Krom 1923, pp. 25–26, № no. 2250, now kept in Museum Volkenkunde, Leiden, inv. nos. 4801-2a and 4801-2b). OJED records only few other non-epigraphic occurrences, including one from the Sumanasāntaka (written in the Kediri period) and Navaruci (ed. Prijohoetomo 1934, § 3, p. 34): aglis maṅkat rahaden bhīma, kapuṅkur ing gajāhoya. aṅlakvani juraṅ səṅka aparaṅ aparuṅ, mārgātrəbis, iriṅ-iriṅ. akveh tikaṅ vanādri bhaya kalintaṅan, muvah śəma, vatəs, pabajaṅan, peṅənan iṅ avan; gunuṅ pipitu kalintaṅan; mvaṅ kapuṅkur tekang taruk-tarukan, muvah kalagen, kaputravaṅśan, ḍusun, kuluvutan. ‘Immediately Bhīma set out. He had left Gajāhoya behind. He marched through steep ravines with rocks and cliffs. The path was rocky terrain and slopes. On the road, he came by numerous dangerous forest mountains, cemeteries, boundary markers, children’s graveyards, demarcations. He came by seven mountains. And he left behind settlements, as well as religious establishments (kalagen), kaputravaṅśan, and kuluvutans’ (Griffiths 2020, pp. 120–121).
  4. 4. We are not exactly sure of the grammatical function of ya in this sentence, but suppose it must refer to the varga i talan. So the literal meaning would be something like ‘At the same time they were grant-increased by ...’.
  5. 5. The word is derived from the base imbuh and its derivations such as paṅimbuh, inimbuh, and umimbuh are observed in the inscriptions issued by King Sindok (Linggasuntan 851 Ś., A6; Kanuruhan 856 Ś., 8), Airlangga (Kusambyan 945 Ś., B36; Bimalasrama date lost, 4.5; Turun Hyang B 976 Ś., Cd19; Anjatan date lost, 4r7) and at least one other king of the Kediri period (Panumbangan 1042 Ś., Ab7). The words inimbuhan (A11) and paṅimbuh are used here because the present charter was issued to grant additional privileges to the holders of the grant made by Bhaṭāra Guru. See also n. 180 below. The following inscriptions are absent from Nakada 1982: Kusambyan (ed. Titi Surti Nastiti et al. [2023] 2022), Bimalasrama (ed. van Stein Callenfels 1924), Anjatan (ed. Rita Margaretha Setianingsih 1996).
  6. 6. The words (m)atumpyatak and (m)anumpyatak are observed only in inscriptions of the Kediri period, namely, besides the present occurrence, in Geneng I Ab25; Ceker Ab9; Lawadan Ab10. Moreover, the form tinumpyatak is observed in stanzas 161.1 and 164.2 of kakavin Sumanasāntaka written in the same period (Worsley et al. 2013, pp. 402, 406).
  7. 7. The base form tahil and its derivations such as atahil, matahil, patahil, and satahil are attested in many inscriptions issued by King Sindok up to the Majapahit period. OJED only registers the word tahil meaning “a part. weight, esp. of gold and silver; a part. kind of tax or tribute”, but lists hardly any of these derived forms. In our context,atahil seems to indicate the action of delivering some kind of tax or tribute.
  8. 8. One wonders if this corresponds to kulupvan in the Kancana charter 9v4 (10th century CE, see Griffiths 2020, pp. 133–135).
  9. 9. It is worth mentioning that these names of ācāryas sound very Buddhist and perhaps this fact can be linked to the fact that Talan is one of the təpi siriṅs (neighboring villages) of the Buddhist monastery mentioned in the Bimalasrama charter (10r6). In addition to that, Talan is also one of the four boundaries of the Buddhist foundation in Kancana observed in line 4r2 the Kancana charter (10th century CE, see Griffiths 2020, pp. 133–135). On these occurrences of the toponym Talan in other inscriptions, see also §6 below. Although the present passage can be translated as ‘the document was written by renowned (prakāśa) masters, chief of whom was the official of Kəlpvan (called) master Amogha’, the translation offered here is based on the observation that we do not normally get such phrases as ‘written by renowned masters’ and supported by a similar passage found in Panumbangan Cd21 makapramuka mpu paṅajyan· ri panumbaṅan· ḍaṅ ācāryyāntaraja.