Of the 23 Angkorian Khmer provinces/principalities listed in the Preah Khan inscription (of Javavarman VII), we can identify following: Svanpura is currently Suphanburi, Lavodayapura is Lopburi, Javarajapuri is Ratburi, Jayasimhapura is Muang Sinh (all in Thailand). Phisanolok (vishnu loka) is also an ancient placename of the current place/thai province, probably dated back to Angkor era. On the map by Simon de la Loubère (1693), it was misspelled as "perselouc".
Attached is G. Coedes, "Le Stele du Prah Khan d'Angkor", Bulletin E.F.E.O (1941), texts including transliteration, translation and inscription rubbing.
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Excerpt with English translation by KI-Media:
LA STÈLE DU PREAH KHAN D'ANGKORpar G. CŒDÈS
La stèle sur laquelle est gravée l'inscription étudiée ici a été découverte au Preah Khan d'Angkor le 13 novembre 1939 par M. M. GLAIZE, Conservateur d'Angkor, sous les éboulis qui emplissaient la galerie formant bas-côté Nord dans l'avant-corps Ouest du gopura I Est. Elle gisait sur le sol, intacte, mais sans doute déposée là après avoir été enlevée de son emplacement primitif. Celui-ci a pu être déterminé grâce à la mortaise retrouvée dans le dallage de l'avant-corps Ouest du gopura, un peu au Sud de l'axe principal Est-Ouest.
C'est une grande stèle de section carrée, moulurée à la base et décorée d'une fleur de lotus stylisée sur a face supérieure. Elle est identique à la stèle de Ta Prohm dont elle a à peu près les dimensions (1 m 85 de hauteur et om58 de côté) ; son inscription comporte le même nombre de lignes, soit 72 sur cha¬que face, de la même écriture anguleuse caractéristique du règne de Jayavarman VII. L'état de conservation est bon, sauf sur la troisième face qui présente quelques lacunes.
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The Stele of Preah Khan of AngkorBy George Coedes
The stele on which the inscription studied is engraved here was discovered in Preah Khan of Angkor on November 13, 1939 by Mr. M. GLAIZE, the Curator of Angkor, under the debris that filled the gallery forming the north aisle in the front of the western Gopura I East. It was laid intact on the ground, but it was probably put there after being removed from its original position. This could be determined by the mortar found in the paving of the front building of the western Gopura, located just south of the main east-west axis.
This is a large square stele, molded at its base and decorated with a stylized lotus flower on the top face. It is identical to the stele of Ta Prohm which has measures roughly 1.85 m high and 0.58m side length; the inscription has the same number of rows: 72 on each side, and it bears the same angular writing typical of the Jayavarman VII reign. The preservation status of the stele is good, except on the third side which has some shortcomings.
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3 comments:
Wow, this is a great news. So, those provinces now in srok Siam were inscribed in stone.
Thsi is so wonderful. I am crying here. Khmer, the khmer race.
Bora is the MAN the guardian of the Khmer secret.
i'm not surprises at all, you know! after all, all of present-day thailand was once provinces of the khmer empire. study khmer history and you will know more, really!
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