Inscriptions du Phnom Kulen: Corpus existant et inscriptions inédites, une mise en contexte / Phnom Kulen Inscriptions

While we now know for sure that Jayavarman II established a capital city on the 'Lychee Hill', Mahendraparvata, as early as the 9th century, the twenty inscriptions found in the area to these days are much more recent. Nevertheless, according to the author, these texts reflect 'a remarkable continuity in the human presence from the 10th to the 16th centuries' linked to religious and contemplative practices.

This analyzis of the existing epigraphic corpus related to Kulen, in particular in the western side of the plateau, points toward "the importance of developing archaelogical prospection around the less-studied area, and of revisiting the sites previously identified (Poeng Tbal and inscription K. 1269, Phnom Sruoch with K. 1272, Prasat O Top with K. 1281 à 1284, or Preah Ang Thom with K. 1325.1 and K. 1325.2, and Srah Damrei with K. 1327).