A tall brick temple with remains of an outer laterite wall and moat. Interestingly, the name locals use for the site today is the same as the ancient name of the site as recorded by an inscription which there is more on further below.
The site is surrounded by a moat with an entrance on the east where there are laterite remains of a terrace that appears to have pieces that would have supported bollards or columns leading to the temple. The temple itself sits on a laterite base that would have supported another temple on either side. At the rear of the site, remains of a laterite wall are seen preceding the moat. The temple has sandstone decorated door columns and lintel which are well faded but some detail is still there. Around the other sides, false doors set in the brickwork, a theme that continues up the false levels, tapering in as they go.
On the sandstone doorframe, there is an inscription registered under K. 99 with 32 lines of Khmer and 2 lines of Sanskrit on one side and 27 lines of Khmer on the other side. Translated by Georges Coedes, he notes the inscription dating to 922 AD the king Jayavarman IV, who had seized power in the North and East while his nephews Harşavarman I and Içanavarman II reigned in Angkor. The inscription on the south jamb reproduces an order from King Jayavarman, addressed to the Mratan Sri Nrpendravikrama through V. K. A. Sri Prthivindravarman, ordering to bring together the god Tribhuvanaikanātha of Jen On (name of this site) erected by the Chlon Prana, under the same authority as the god Campesvara (thus giving authority to officials in that area). The royal order then lists the annual donations to Campesvara including rice, melted butter, clothing, cattle, ritual vase, further mentioning workers at the area and foodstuffs they must receive. Read more in Inscriptions Du Cambodge Volume VI under Con An
The site is easily reached by a good dirt road (in early 2022) from Kandaol Chrum and on the way, there is Prei Ky Temple.
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Site Info
- Site Name: Cheung Ang (Pr.) Khmer Name: បា្រសាទជើងអង
- Reference ID: HA11452 | Posted: January 18, 2021 | Last Update: February 16th, 2022
- Other Names: Cong Ang, Cheung Ang, Con An
- Tags/Group: pr, ra, T4, Temples
- Location: Tbong Khmum Province > Ponhea Kraek District > Kandaol Chrum Commune > Cheung Ang Village
- MoCFA ID: 152
- IK Number: 111
- Inscription Number/s: K. 99
