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176:ākamu vanyakmamu, rÄjaputra, prostara, bhÅ«pati, senÄpati, nÄyaka, pratyaya, hÄji pratyaya, dandanayaka, ....murddhaka,tuhÄ an vatak, vuruh, addhyÄksi nÄ«javarna, vÄsÄ«karana, kumaramatya, cÄtabhata, adhikarana, karmma...., kÄyastha, sthÄpaka, puhÄvam, vaniyÄga, pratisara, kamu marsÄ« hÄji, hulun hÄji, wanyakmamu urang, niwunuh sumpah dari mangmang kamu kadaci tida bhakti di akuā.
215:). According to Casparis, the people, occupations, or titles mentioned in this inscription were categorized as potentially dangerous people or groups of people who might revolt against Srivijayan hegemony. To prevent possible uprisings, the ruler of Srivijaya thought it was important for them to be sworn to pledge their loyalty under the threat of a curse.
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The text content of the inscription is quite long and is arranged in several lines. However, many of the letters have been eroded and are difficult to read, probably due to the use of the stone as a part of the allegiance ritual described in the inscription. The ritual was likely performed by pouring
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This curse inscription contains one of the most complete surviving lists of state officials. Because of the complex and stratified titles of state officials, some historian have suggested that these titles only existed in the capital of the kingdom, thus insisting that the court of
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268:kumÄrÄmÄtya
258:(workers),
248:dandanayaka
83:, Indonesia
79:Palembang,
425:Categories
351:References
303:hulun hÄji
299:marsÄ« hÄji
279:adhikarana
264:vÄsÄ«karana
250:(judges),
242:(nobles),
158:language.
116:Srivijayan
76:Discovered
441:Srivijaya
275:cÄtabhata
220:rÄjaputra
205:Srivijaya
156:Old Malay
128:Indonesia
120:Palembang
62:Old Malay
329:See also
315:kadatuan
295:vaniyÄga
287:sthÄpaka
283:kÄyastha
240:pratyaya
232:senÄpati
224:prostara
200:kadatuan
162:Contents
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291:puhÄvam
228:bhūpati
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