Thomas S. Maxwell, Professor Emeritus, University of Bonn, Angkor Inscriptions Survey (AIS), German Apsara Conservation Project (GACP)
摘要
This article concerns a five-line inscription recently discovered on structure 45 in the east complex of the second enclosure at Pràsàt Bantãy Čhmàr. Although having several unique qualities, it belongs to the Short Inscription category, a form used throughout the temples of Jayavarman VII, and the script is typical of the epigraphy of the 12th–13th century period under his rule. The first line is in Khmer, and the remaining four lines contain two Sanskrit verses, but the inscription as a whole forms a unity. The text refers to the kingdom of Śrī-Jayavarman, the Sugata Śrī-Vīraśakti, the sacred fire and the fire-god Agni, and gives the name of the author, who writes in the first person, as well as the Śaka year, which is the first confirmed date we have for Bantãy Čhmàr. The inscription is the dedication of structure 45 as the principal fire-shrine of the temple. The name given to the sacred fire in this text (vrah vleN svargga, agnir divah patan) differs from the terms usually employed in Cambodian epigraphy (vrah vleN, devāgni), and the Sanskrit stanzas provide a context for the Khmer in which the reason for this is explained. In addition to giving a transcription and translation, the article seeks to analyse and interpret the content of this inscription, and to situate it historically and architecturally in relation to others at Bantãy Čhmàr and elsewhere.
目次
1. architectural context 135 2. epigraphic surveys and documentation at banteay chmar 137 2.A. inscriptions no longer in situ 140 2.B. inscription in situ 143 3. inscription locations 146 4.banteay chmar inscription N1 151 text 155 translation 155 5. notes 155 (I) reading of the N1 text 155 (II) external, features and character of the text 156 (III) VRAH VLEN SVARGA 161 (IV) ŚRĪ-MADHURENDRASŪRI 179 (V) ŚRĪ-VĪRAŚAKTI 180 (VI) ŚRĪ-JAYAVARMAN 185 (VII) THE ŚAKA DATE 187 appendix 1: deities housed in BANTÃY ČHMÀR according to the inscriptions 190 appendix 2: road connections around BANTÃY ČHMÀR 192 appendix 3: the fire-priest and the savred fire of BANTÃY ČHMÀR 193 acknowledgements 194 references cited 195
