Munggu Antan inscription

Munggu Antan inscription. Collection of National Museum of Indonesia.

Munggu Antan inscription is an inscription in the form of a stone stele found in the village of Bulus, Purworejo Regency, which was once included in the Kedu Residency (now in Central Java, Indonesia). This inscription contains the designation of the village Munggu Antan as a sima (a tax free village) dedicated to a temple in Gusali, and it is written in Sanskrit. This inscription was issued by Sang Pamegat Munggu and his younger sister Sang Hadyan Palutungan, who was also the wife of Sang Dewata (high official, nobleman) at Pastika, at the behest of Sri Maharaja Rake Gurunwangi, dated 808 Saka or 887 CE.[1][2]

Currently the inscription is stored at the National Museum of Indonesia, with an inventory collection number D. 93.[3]

Transliteration

The transliteration of the inscription according to the reading of J.L.A Brandes:[1][3][4]

  1. // swasti sakawarsatita 808 phalgunamasa trayodasi suklapaksa wurukung kaliwuan
  2. wrhaspati wara pusya naksatra sobhana yoga tatkula sang pamgat munggu muang arinira sang
  3. hadyan palutungan binihaji sang dewata ing pastika, sumusuk ikeng wanua i munggu antan
  4. sima punpunnana nikanang wihara i gusali tapah haji punggul sangka ri sri maharaja rake guru
  5. n wangi tatra saksi sang patih singgang pu mung halangi patih walahingan pu sdang luwang pu amwari ma(ng) dangkpi pu sena
  6. wahuta tumapal pu pi b(?)ang winkas juru pu tiri gusti i munggu antan pu kindong kulang pu sristi huler
  7. pu ugra winkas pu w(?)epo tuha wereh pu ugri //

Translation

The translation of part of the inscription according to R. Soekmono:[1][5]

...Sang Pamegat Munggu and his sister, Sang Hadyan Palutungan, who had been the wife of His Majesty Sang Dewata at Pastika, fixed the boundaries of the village Munggu Antan, which in its entirety was to become a sima for the Vihara of Gusali...
...on the order of His Majesty the King, Rake Gurunwangi...

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Soekmono, R. (1995). The Javanese Candi: Function and Meaning. BRILL. p. 68. ISBN 9789004102156.
  2. ↑ Seminar Sejarah Nasional IV: Sub tema historiografi. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, Direktorat Sejarah dan Nilai Tardisional [i.e. Tradisional], Proyek Inventarisasi dan Dokumentasi Sejarah Nasional. 1985. p. 126.
  3. 1 2 "XVIII". Verhandelingen Van Het Bataviaasch Genootschap Van Kunsten En Wetenschappen. Weltevreden: Albrecht. 1913. p. 21.
  4. ↑ Andreanto, Randu (2008). "Waktu Terbaik Penurunan Keputusan Raja: Analisis Berdasarkan Unsur Penanggalan Pada Prasasti Jawa Kuno Abad ke-9 dan ke-10 Masehi" (PDF). Fakultas Ilmu Pengetahuan Budaya, Universitas Indonesia: 28.
  5. ↑ Soekmono, R. (2005). Candi: Fungsi dan Pengertiannya. Jendela Pustaka. p. 195. ISBN 9789793456126.
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