Telaga Batu inscription
E92733
The Telaga Batu inscription is an important 7th-century stone inscription from the Srivijaya kingdom, written in Old Malay and associated with royal authority and ritual curses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Telaga Batu inscription canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Malay inscription
ⓘ
Srivijaya inscription ⓘ historical artifact ⓘ stone inscription ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Srivijaya Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Srivijaya kingdom
oath-taking rituals ⓘ ritual curses ⓘ royal authority ⓘ |
| contains | list of officials and subjects bound by oath ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culture |
Srivijaya Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Srivijaya
|
| currentLocation | Indonesia ⓘ |
| date | 7th century ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Palembang area ⓘ |
| era | early classical Malay world ⓘ |
| feature |
basin for ritual libations
ⓘ
naga-headed spout ⓘ |
| function |
imposition of loyalty oaths
ⓘ
legitimization of royal power ⓘ threat of supernatural punishment ⓘ |
| genre |
curse inscription
ⓘ
oath inscription ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | nationally important inscription of Indonesia ⓘ |
| importance |
important source for Old Malay language
ⓘ
key source for early Srivijaya history ⓘ |
| language | Old Malay ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Palembang
ⓘ
South Sumatra ⓘ Sumatra ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| mentions | king of Srivijaya ⓘ |
| period |
Srivijaya Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Srivijaya period
|
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Boom Baru inscription
ⓘ
Kedukan Bukit inscription ⓘ Talang Tuwo inscription ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Indic-influenced ritual practice ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Brahmic scripts ⓘ |
| shape | stone stele ⓘ |
| threatens | divine retribution for disloyalty ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Pallava script ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.