The Plumpungan Inscription () is a stone monolith carving that was found in the area of

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, a small town in

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. The monolith is located about 4 km from Salatiga township, towards Beringin village ().

Inscriptions

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Official Translation (Indonesian)

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Unofficial English translation

# Be happy ! All the Peoples ! The Saka year is 672/4/31 (24 July 760 AD) on Friday # mid-day # From Him, for the faith, for the congregation to the Almighty, has given land or park, for their prosperity # which is the village of Hampra, located in the vicinity of Trigramyama (

) with the blessing of Siddhewi (the goddess who is perfect or late) as a tax-free are, or perdikan # noted with writing or monolith which uses the tip of the palm # from Him who is called Bhanu. (and them) with this sacred building or temple. Always find eternal life

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Monolith of Plumpungan in Google Maps
Archaeological sites in Indonesia Sanskrit inscriptions in Indonesia Central Java