Myazedi inscription
The Myazedi inscription ( မြ ဇေ တီ ကျောက်စာ , mja̰ zèdì tɕauʔ sà ; also Yazakumar inscription or Gubyaukgyi inscription ) is an inscription in four languages ( Pali , Pyu , Mon , and Burmese ) on the four sides of a column that bear the same text . They were found in Bagan at the Myazedi Pagoda in 1886–87 .
The inscription was written by King Kyanzittha in 1113 . It is about how he made peace on his deathbed with his son Rajakumar, whom he had previously disinherited. However, Rajakumar was never angry with his father, did good deeds and even donated a golden Buddha statue.
With the help of this inscription, Charles Otto Blagden was able to decipher Pyu in 1911, a script and language that was previously practically unknown. The inscription is therefore often referred to as the stone of the rosette of the Pyu. It contains the oldest text in Burmese.
In 2015 the inscription was included in the list of World Document Heritage by UNESCO .
Web links
- The inscription on Britannica.com
- Myazedi and Rosetta Stone Inscriptions ( Memento from February 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- Image (bottom right)
Individual evidence
- ^ Myazedi Quadrilingual Stone Inscription | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved March 26, 2017 (English).
Marble inscriptions of the Kuthodaw Pagoda (2013) | Golden Letter (2015) | Myazedi inscription in four languages (2015) | Bell inscription from King Bayinnaung (2017)
Coordinates: 21 ° 9 '26 " N , 94 ° 51' 40.9" E