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Ciaruteun inscription

5th century · 5th century

The Ciaruteun inscription is a 5th-century stone inscription found in the Ciaruteun stream near Bogor in West Java, Indonesia. Written in Sanskrit in a Pallava script, it is carved with a pair of footprints that it compares to those of Vishnu and attributes to King Purnawarman of Tarumanagara. It is among the oldest written records of Indonesia.

Ciaruteun inscription
Image: Isidore van Kinsbergen · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Tarumanagara

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ciaruteun inscription. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ciaruteun-inscription
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