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| Talang Tuo inscription | |
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 Talang Tuo inscription, displayed at National Museum of Indonesia, Jakarta | |
| Material | Stone |
| Size | 50 cm × 80 cm |
| Writing | Pallava script in Old Malay |
| Created | 606 Saka (corresponds to 23 March 684) |
| Discovered | Bukit Seguntang near Palembang, Indonesia |
| Present location | National Museum of Indonesia, Jakarta |
| Registration | D.145 |
The Talang Tuo inscription is a 7th-century Srivijaya inscription discovered by Louis Constant Westenenk on 17 November 1920, on the foot of Bukit Seguntang near Palembang.
This inscription tells about the establishment of the bountiful Śrīksetra park awarded by Sri Jayanasa the king of Srivijaya, for the well being of all creatures.[1]: 82–83
The inscription was discovered in good condition with clearly inscribed scripts. Its size is 50 cm × 80 cm. It is a stone block and it is dated from 606 Saka (corresponds to 23 March 684), written Pallava script in Old Malay. The inscription consists of 14 lines. Van Ronkel and Bosch are the first scholars who translated the inscription. Their work was published in Acta Orientalia. Since 1920, the inscription has been stored in National Museum of Indonesia, Jakarta, under inventory number D.145.
- ^ Cœdès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella (ed.). The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.