Kedukan Bukit

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Kedukan Bukit is an archaeological site in South Sumatra, Indonesia, known for yielding one of the oldest Malay-language inscriptions linked to the Srivijaya kingdom.

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Kedukan Bukit canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
historical site
associatedWith Srivijaya Empire
surface form: Srivijaya
belongsToTradition Malay epigraphic tradition
chronologicalSignificance one of the earliest inscriptions of Srivijaya
one of the oldest Malay inscriptions
country Indonesia
culturalContext Malay culture
currentLocationOfInscription Indonesia (museum collection)
discoveredBy M. Batenburg
discoveredIn 1920
evidenceFor early Malay language
early Srivijaya polity
heritageOf Indonesia
historicalRegion Palembang
surface form: Palembang area
importance key source for early Indonesian history
key source for history of Srivijaya
inscriptionContentTheme prosperity and fortune
royal expedition
inscriptionDate 683 CE
inscriptionEra 7th century
inscriptionMaterial stone
inscriptionMentions Dapunta Hyang
founding of a settlement or realm
inscriptionNumberOfLines several lines of text
inscriptionType stone inscription
knownFor Kedukan Bukit inscription
early Malay-language inscription
languageOfInscription Old Malay
linkedTo Srivijaya Empire
surface form: Srivijaya kingdom
locatedIn Indonesia
South Sumatra
locatedNear Musi River NERFINISHED
locatedOn Sumatra
partOf Srivijaya archaeological heritage
region Southeast Asia
religiousContext Buddhism
researchField archaeology
epigraphy
historical linguistics
timePeriod early medieval period
writingSystem Pallava script

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Kedukan Bukit inscription foundAt Kedukan Bukit