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caritanii) kanda cëmpa, andapur nurut thu- turré, (2) hamarna kusumma mulya, tër/h it) nabi duta, sakalat)kur) 1113 linuhui), tan wo (2) nthën sasaminira /Jo// hucappën ma bké kalanii),, sèk bërèd / jumënëi) na (4) ta, kalarjkui) dénnira kahot, ambëk budi palamarta, hibadaté tan phë (5) gat, baktihé marii) yai) agui), tuhu yèn kalipat thulla //o // kacatur hii) (d) sakala nii), sèk bërèd sumalahira, na gara cëmpa hiij marjkèh wus kasra (2) marii) kai3 putra, mapan thilar wë- w er) kan, kat) kacatur sami jalu, anët)gé kaka- (3) sihira // 01 // radèn sélarjkara si,t)gi, kakasihé hiirjkaaj wëdra, séla (P) syara pat)gulunèh, kar), panëndi séla &anda, pamuragilé pisan /. séla ra (10) sa wasthanipun, sanai) tahun yusya ^ira // o // sasumalané sat) riaji, hanta (11) wis haganti warsa, nëmasi pramésya- r >nèh, tumutur datëi) kar) raka, sasa (12) mpunné mat),kana, sélai)kara rnadëg rat u, sakalat)kui3 murkanira // o // (12) i sahisink) nagari, titiyai) muwa ba- r a.na, nrapan kinukud sakabèh, (14) irjkat) rayi sakatiga, tan sinutjrian ' Va -risan, mai)kana pajt)néka nipun, wa (15) hu radèn Sélarjkara // o // yèn sun w èrtèhana waris, sadulurrisun ta hi [ka,] Translation: . (P-1 b, line 1) Wliat is offered in the poem ] s a tale from the history of Cëmpa. I shaped lt: ^Hawing the tradition.

(2) I sing sublime heroes, descendants of the Prophet, the Messenger, most exalted, their (2) peers are found nowhere. // o //To be mentioned is, now, the period of sèk Bërèd, reigning as King. (4) Most excellent was he, striving after righteousness. In his piety he was always (5) serving the Lord, verily he was a Vicar of God. // o // It is told that (6) at the time of sèk Bërèd’s demise, the realm of Cëmpa fell (7) to his sons; for he left offspring, four, all sons. Their names were: (8) radèn Sélarjkara was the name of the eldest, Séla (9) Swara was the second son, the third son was Séla Ganda, and the youngest was called Séla (10) Rasa, nine years old. // o* // After the King’s demise, (11) about one year afterwards, the Queen died also, following her husband. (12) Thereupon Sélar)kara became King. He was very grasping // o // (13) at all he found in the realm, subjects and goods.; he laid his hands on all for him self. (14) His three younger brothers were not given portions. Thus was the reasoning of this (15) radèn Sélar)kara // o // “if I should give portions to these brothers of mine” ...