Kebon Kopi II inscription
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Kebonkopi II inscription or Pasir Muara inscription or Rakryan Juru Pangambat inscription is the oldest inscription that mentioned the toponymy Sunda dated from 854 Saka (932 CE), discovered in Kebon Kopi village, Bogor,[2]: 381 near Kebon Kopi I inscription, and named as such to differ it from this older inscription dated from Tarumanagara era.
Archaeologist
Location
Kebonkopi II inscription was discovered in Pasir Muara hamlet, Ciaruteun Ilir village, Cibungbulang, Bogor Regency, West Java, in the 19th century during the forest clearing to make way for a new coffee plantation. This inscription is located approximately 1 kilometre from the Kebon Kopi I inscription (Tapak Gajah inscription).
Content
Transcription:
Ini sabdakalanda Rakryan Juru Pangambat I kawihaji panyaca pasagi marsandeca ~ ba(r) pulihkan hajiri Sunda
Translation:
This memorial stone is (to remark) the saying of Rakryan Juru Pangambat (Royal Hunter), in the year 458 Saka (read 854 Saka or 932 CE), that the authority (order) is returned to the king of Sunda.
Interpretation
The inscription chandrasengkala (chronogram) written 458 Saka, however some historians suggested that the year of the inscription must be read backward as 854 Saka (932 CE) because the Sunda kingdom could not have existed in 536 CE, in the era of the Kingdom of Tarumanagara (358-669 CE).[citation needed]
This inscription was written in
French historian, Claude Guillot from
The name of Sunda was first mentioned in this inscription. However, this inscription stated “berpulihkan hajiri Sunda”, can be interpreted that previously there had been a king of Sunda before, and his office (authority) was finally restored.[2]: 381 While the name "Pangambat" means "hunter", thus can be interpreted that the King was a skillful hunter.
Other inscription that mentioned the toponymy Sunda was Sanghyang Tapak inscription I and II (952 Saka or 1030 CE), and Horren inscription (Southern Kediri) dated from Airlangga reign in East Java .[2]: 381
See also
References
Sources
- Guillot, Claude, Lukman Nurhakim, Sonny Wibisono, "La principauté de Banten Girang", Archipel Volume 50, 1995, halaman 13-24
- ISBN 978-0-230-54686-8