XH the collection of inscriptions ^Surabaya, the following dhtes appear :
On a ,stone fôund .uéà# J<m{fgdl‘a---------------- —
On another! found near the< same ^8d5i
„ On another from 'the Kendatng
JSeveFal .prior dates,. as 11.6, 363y. 6é7* are mentioned in the body of
these inscriptions, .which: seèm to refer to historical events ôf preceding
centuries j .blit the datés, above-mentionied, with' some others} appear in the
usual place .to shew the; actual date o fth e inscription itself. .
The-.date o f a.similar inscription found in Kedu< is. 3.05,■ and of âhothet
stone found in the central districts 50ft but it has not yet beén'ascertained
what particular events these inscriptions record. The annexed translations
from three of- the stones collected at SurabAya, were made by Captain
Davey at my request; with the- assîstancèof the Panambâhan of Sérhenap.* •
Inscriptions in the same character have likewise been found On copper,
very, beautifully executed and in a high state of preservation. The date on
one of_these has been ascértaiîied to be 7$5, and on another 865. • I found
several collected 'in the Museum...of. the Society. nf-Arts and Sciences at
Batavia-f. - - " - - - ” ’ t.- •-ta.
The Panambâhan of Sumenap was able to read the latter without difficulty ;
but. finding them to be filled with terms of praise and dèvotibn1 which he
■could not comprehend, it was not attempted to render a literal translation.
One’of (the plates.(Nek'S), to which at my request he devoted particular
attention-, contains an invocation to Sang yang Brama to favour and prosper
the cannery o f . Gegélaüg fSm gv Sari), and to give assistance, by means
of Jâÿa Kâtsang, in repelling all evils and attacks, so that the country may
become celebrated and flourishing. / ,
The country of Gegéiang (S ingaSan) flourished in time of Pfriji.
V. Another o f these plates (No. 9.) contains an. invocation of. a similar nature,
in favour of the country o f BahA (K ed rn ), which flourished at the
same -time.
In some o f the eastern districts of the Native Provinces and at Sdku, near
the mountain LAvou, inscriptions on stone occur in relief. Some of (them occupy
stones several feet high, and are written in well executed letters, above an
inch square. The date of one of these is 1363. A fac simile o f another
of the same kind reduced, is given in the annexed plate.$
I g The
* See Appendix If
t .See a fac-simile of one of them in the annexed plate.
;“ See plate of an ancient inscription at Suku.