- Area: Svay Rieng Province > Svay Chrum District > Basak Commune > Basak Village
- | Type: Ancient Remains & Temples
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
*Important: mapped location may only be approximated to the district level/village only. To visit sites outside the tourist zones you should seek a local guide from the area read more.
Site Info
- Reference ID: HA11928 | Last Update: January 1st, 2026
- Site Name: Bassac (Pr.) | Khmer: បា្រសាទបាសាក់
- Other Names: រមណីយដ្ឋានទេសចរណប្រាសាទបាសាក, Prey Ba Sak, Prasat Basak, Bassac, Basak., Bussak, Basak
- Location: Svay Rieng Province > Svay Chrum District > Basak Commune > Basak Village
- Inventaire Khmer IK: 68
- MoCFA/EFEO Inventory - CISARK: 645
- Monuments Historiques - MH: 639
- Inscription Number/s: K. 69 , K. 70 , K. 71 , K. 425
- Tags/Group: 1926MH, Bassac, Inscription, Lajonquiere, MH, Parmentier, pr, Stele, Temples
Historical Inventories of Bassac (Pr.)
- 1902, E. Lunet de Lajonquière, Inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge, Tome I, pg. 68 (IK #: 68 Site Name: Bussak Region: Romduol, Svay Rieng)
- 1913, Parmentier, Complément à l'inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge, in BEFEO Tome 13 (Site Name: Basak )
- 1926, Liste des Monuments Historiques, #: 639 Site: Basak. - Two ruined monuments, partially excavated. Region: Romduol
- 1927, H. Parmentier, L'art khmèr primitif, pg. 129 (Site Name: Basak)
Bassac (Pr.) Inscription References
- K. 69 - Section: A Lines: 24 Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): xe-xie Ref: 1954, Coedes, Inscriptions du Cambodge, Volume 6, p. 275
- K. 69 - Section: b Lines: 9 Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): xe-xie Ref: 1954, Coedes, Inscriptions du Cambodge, Volume 6, p. 275
- K. 69 - Section: C Lines: ? Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): xe-xie Ref: 1954, Coedes, Inscriptions du Cambodge, Volume 6, p. 275
- K. 69 - Section: d Lines: ? Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): xe-xie Ref: 1954, Coedes, Inscriptions du Cambodge, Volume 6, p. 275
- K. 70 - Section: A Lines: 24 Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): ixe Ref: 1915, Finot, Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 15 ; 1942, Coedes, Inscriptions du Cambodge, Volume 2, p. 58
- K. 70 - Section: B1 Lines: 2 Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): ixe Ref: 1915, Finot, Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 15 ; 1942, Coedes, Inscriptions du Cambodge, Volume 2, p. 59
- K. 70 - Section: B2 Lines: 14 Script: Khmer Date (Saka): ixe Ref: 1915, Finot, Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 15 ; 1942, Coedes, Inscriptions du Cambodge, Volume 2, p. 60
- K. 71 - Lines: 21 Script: Khmer Date (Saka): ixe Ref: 1942, Coedes, Inscriptions du Cambodge, Volume 2, p. 54
- K. 425 - Lines: 26 Script: Khmer Date (Saka): 890 Ref: 1942, Coedes, Inscriptions du Cambodge, Volume 2, p. 142
