Canggal inscription
E84648
The Canggal inscription is an early 8th-century Sanskrit stone inscription from Central Java that records the establishment of a Shivaic lingam and provides one of the earliest written attestations of the Medang (Mataram) Kingdom.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sanskrit inscription
ⓘ
archaeological artifact ⓘ epigraphic record ⓘ stone inscription ⓘ |
| associatedSiteType | Hindu temple ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sanjaya
ⓘ
surface form:
King Sanjaya
Sanjaya dynasty ⓘ |
| attests | early Medang (Mataram) polity ⓘ |
| category |
8th-century inscriptions
ⓘ
Hindu inscriptions in Indonesia ⓘ Inscriptions of Java ⓘ |
| century | 8th century ⓘ |
| contains |
eulogy to Shiva
ⓘ
genealogy of local rulers ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Javanese Hindu-Buddhist period ⓘ |
| currentLocation | National Museum of Indonesia ⓘ |
| date | 732 CE ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Shiva ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| earliestEvidenceOf | Sanjaya dynasty rule in Central Java ⓘ |
| foundAt |
Canggal Hill
ⓘ
Gunung Wukir temple ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Kedu Plain ⓘ |
| inscriptionMedium | monolithic stone pillar ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | prashasti ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| mentions |
Sanjaya
ⓘ
surface form:
King Sanjaya as successor of Sanna
King Sanna ⓘ Mataram Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Medang Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| museumInventory | D 147 ⓘ |
| purpose | to commemorate the erection of a lingam ⓘ |
| records | establishment of a Shivaic lingam ⓘ |
| region |
Java
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Java
|
| religion |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Shaivism ⓘ |
| religiousDeity | Shiva ⓘ |
| script | Pallava script ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| shape | square stone pillar ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of Indian cultural influence in Java
ⓘ
evidence of early Hindu presence in Central Java ⓘ one of the earliest written attestations of the Medang Kingdom ⓘ |
| writingSystemOrigin |
Pallava script
ⓘ
surface form:
South Indian Pallava script tradition
|
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