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The Sdok Kok Thom Inscription: Window into the Lost Angkorian Past

Lecture | January 31 | 4 p.m. |  Institute of East Asian Studies (2223 Fulton, 6th Floor)

Speaker: John Burgess, Journalist

Sponsors: Institute of East Asian Studies (IEAS), Center for Southeast Asia Studies

The founding of an empire atop a holy mountain, a king's gifting of golden pitchers to a priest--these and other intriguing accounts come down to us in the Sdok Kok Thom Inscription, one of the world's most important ancient testaments. Carved into a sandstone monolith at an 11th Century temple, it describes the early events, ritual and personalities of the Khmer Empire, builder of Cambodia's Angkor Wat. Introduced by Penny Edwards, Chair, Center for Southeast Asia Studies.

This talk is part of the IEAS Book Series "New Perspectives on Asia."

Event Contact: ieas@berkeley.edu, 510-642-2809