Les inscriptions du Phnom Kbal Spãn (K 1011, 1012, 1015 et 1016)

Abstract The inscriptions of Phnom KbalSpân Phnom Kbal Span is the name of a hill near Phnom Kulên, to the east of Angkor. The sandstone bed of the river which flows from its top has been carved in liňgas and other bas reliefs for some 200 metres, in the same manner as can also be seen on the Siem Reap river bed, on the Phnom Kulên. But in this site there are many Sanskrit and Khmer inscriptions cut on the rocks around, unfortunately not always in good condition. Nevertheless, many can be deciphered. The main subject addressed by the hermits living there was praise of the gods. However one of them says he was the sculptor of a "thousand liňgas" and was formerly a "mandarin" of Suryavarman I. The place was also visited by King Udayâdityavarman II; incidentally, we are told that this king was the son of Suryavarman I - which is not recorded elsewhere -, and of the principal queen Vïralaksmï.