Batutulis inscription, Ancient stone inscription in Bogor City, Indonesia
The Batutulis inscription consists of two dark grey stone monuments set on a green surface within a 17 by 15 metre complex on Jalan Batutulis. The taller stone on the right has a rough, irregular top and a flat face carved with lines of Old Sundanese text in Kawi script, now faint. A narrower, rounded stone without visible writing stands to its left, and a carved footprint lies in front of the inscribed stone.
King Surawisesa commissioned the inscription in 1533 to honor his father, who had ruled the Sunda Kingdom. The monument originally stood in the capital Pakuan Pajajaran, which has now disappeared.
The name Batutulis means 'inscribed stone' in Sundanese, and it is this stone that gave the village its name. The text is in Old Sundanese written in Kawi script, and a carved footprint lies on the ground directly in front of the stone's face. The site keeps its original location within the former capital Pakuan Pajajaran.
The stone is located in the southern district of Bogor and can be reached by local roads. The site is best visited in the morning when the light is favorable and the heat is still manageable.
The inscription lists several deities and royal titles, offering insight into the beliefs of that time. The text is one of the few surviving sources about the medieval Sunda realm, which was later displaced by Islamic rulers.
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