Telang inscription

E89518

The Telang inscription is an ancient stone record from early medieval Java that provides important historical evidence about the Medang Kingdom’s political and religious life.


Statements (29)
Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological artifact
historical document
inscription
stone inscription
associatedWith Javanese epigraphy
Medang Kingdom
chronologicalContext early medieval Java
early medieval period
culture Javanese
evidenceFor administrative organization of Medang Kingdom
relationship between kingship and religion in early Java
state religion of Medang Kingdom
genre royal inscription
historicalSignificance primary source for early Javanese history
provides evidence for political structures in Medang Kingdom
provides evidence for religious practices in Medang Kingdom
language Old Javanese
locatedIn Indonesia
Java
material stone
medium stone carving
region Central Java
religiousContext Hindu-Buddhist
scriptType Brahmic-derived script
subject political life of Medang Kingdom
religious life of Medang Kingdom
usedFor recording religious donations or endowments
recording royal or official decrees
writingSystem Old Javanese script

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Medang Kingdom
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