Ciaruteun inscription

Ciaruteun inscription
Ciaruteun inscription
	Ciaruteun inscription on its original location, circa 1900
Material	Stone
Size	2 by 1.5 meters
Writing	Pallava script in Sanskrit
Created	early 5th century
Discovered	Ciaruteun river, Ciaruteun Ilir village, Cibungbulang district, Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia
Present location	in situ; 6°31′39.84″S 106°41′28.32″E / 6.5277333°S 106.6912000°E

Ciaruteun inscription (Indonesian: Prasasti Ciaruteun) also written Ciarutön or also known as Ciampea inscription is a 5th-century stone inscription discovered on the riverbed of Ciaruteun River, a tributary of Cisadane River, not far from Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. The inscription is dated from the Tarumanagara kingdom period, one of the earliest Hindu kingdoms in Indonesian history.^[1]^: 15 The inscription states King Purnawarman is the ruler of Tarumanagara.

^ Zahorka, Herwig (2007). The Sunda Kingdoms of West Java, From Tarumanagara to Pakuan Pajajaran with the Royal Center of Bogor. Jakarta: Yayasan Cipta Loka Caraka.

[Zahorka-1] Zahorka, Herwig (2007). The Sunda Kingdoms of West Java, From Tarumanagara to Pakuan Pajajaran with the Royal Center of Bogor. Jakarta: Yayasan Cipta Loka Caraka.

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