Bassac Temple

Also known as Prey Ba Sak, Prasat Basak. Originally, it was a temple group consisting of a central temple surrounded by five brick shrines and two satellite temples enclosed by a brick wall. Today, only a small part of the wall belonging to the central temple remains standing. The site was excavated in the very early 1900s by Jean Commaille

Site Layout (Les ruines de Bassac – J. Commaille, 1902)

Historical Images (via Fonds Cambodge) – dating to 1902

Inscriptions

  • K. 69 – a four sided stele with 24 + 9 lines of Sanskrit – IC VI, p. 275
  • K. 70 – a stele with 24 + 2 lines of Sanskrit and 14 lines of Khmer – Finot 1915, p. 22 ; IC II, p. 58
  • K. 71 – stele with 21 lines of Khmer – IC II, p. 54
  • K. 425 – stele with 26 lines of Khmer – IC II, p. 142

Map

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Site Info

  • Site Name: Bassac (Pr.) Khmer Name: បា្រសាទបាសាក់
  • Reference ID: HA11928 | Posted: November 13, 2021 | Last Update: March 25th, 2022
  • Other Names: រមណីយដ្ឋានទេសចរណប្រាសាទបាសាក, Prey Ba Sak, Prasat Basak
  • Tags/Group: Bassac, pr, Temples
  • Location: Svay Rieng Province > Svay Chrum District > Basak Commune > Basak Village
  • MoCFA ID: 645
  • IK Number: 68
  • Inscription Number/s: K. 69, 70, 71, 425
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