Sitopayan I inscription

Sitopayan I inscription is an inscription written in a mixed of Old Malay and Old Batak languages,[1] written mostly using Old Javanese characters with some words using Old Batak characters.[1] The inscription was found at the Biaro (temple) Si Topayan, in Sitopayan village, Portibi District, North Padang Lawas Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia.[1][2] The inscription is quite short, it is written on one of the horizontal sides of a base of a stone idol.[2] F.D.K. Bosch thought that this inscription was made in the 13th century CE, based on the shape and characteristics of the script.[2]

Sitopayan I inscription. Collection of the North Sumatra State Museum.

The inscription mentioned three people named Hang Tahi, Si Rangit, and Kabayin Pu Anyawari who made an idol house.[2] The use of two languages, namely Old Malay and Old Batak, raises the notion that the community around the area was bilingual.[1] In addition, the mentioning of three articles Hang, Si, and Pu (Mpu) in the people names (Tahi, Ranggit, and Kabayin Anyawari) also reflects the characteristic habit of a Malay speaking people.[1]

Currently, the inscription is stored in the North Sumatra State Museum, with the inventory number 1517.1.[2]

Text

This inscription text according to Bosch (1930) is as follows:[2]

  1. tat kāla hang tahi si Ranggit
  2. kaba(ga)yin pwanyawāri babwat bagas
  3. brahala sātap

Translation

The translation of this inscription is as follows:[2]

  1. at that time hang tahi, si ranggit (and)
  2. kabayin pu anyawari makes a
  3. home for the gods under one roof

See also

References
  1. Nasoichah, Churmatin (2018-01-05). "Prasasti Sitopayan 1 & 2: Tinjauan Aspek Ekstrinsik dan Intrinsik". Berkala Arkeologi Sangkhakala (in Indonesian). 15 (1): 11–29. ISSN 2580-8907.
  2. Susetyo, Sukawati (2010). Kepurbakalaan Padang Lawas, Sumatera Utara: Tinjuauan Gaya Seni Bangun, Seni Arca Dan Latar Keagamaan (PDF) (in Indonesian). Depok: Fakultas Ilmu Pengetahuan Budaya, Program Studi Arkeologi, Universitas Indonesia. pp. 208–209.
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