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The Khmer Empire's Lost Library: The Sdok Kak Thom Inscription
In 1952, a forgotten stone stele was discovered near the Thai border, bearing a 341-line Sanskrit inscription that rewrote everything scholars thought they knew about the Khmer Empire. This is the story of the Sdok Kak Thom inscription — the longest, most detailed primary source from Angkor. Lucas and Luna explore how this single monument preserves the genealogy of the priestly family who served the devaraja cult for 250 years, names the founding king Jayavarman II and his consecration on Phnom Kulen in 802 CE, and provides the only contemporary account of the devaraja ritual itself. They…
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