Kamnap Temple | Hello Angkor

Area: Siem Reap Province > Banteay Srei District > Preah Dak Commune > Ta Trai Village
| Type: Ancient Remains & Temples

Remnants of a Stele Shelter with inscription registered under K 701. The inscription notes the regulations for the Vishnuite Acrama that was located here. The site underwent excavations in 2016 and 2017 by the Yaçodharâçrama Research Programme which revealed linear base structures of the related buildings.

Today, to the casual wanderer, all that is seen at the site is a large upstanding laterite plinth and the odd laterite block but excavations revealed an entrance to the site on the dike of the east baray, 25m long hall, large platform area that may have supported posts and a tile roof, along with several other base structures covering a broad area from reports.

North of here is a contemporary pagoda, Wat Komnap built atop the dike of the East Baray.

Historical Photos (Trouve 1932 – Property of EFEO)

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Site Info

Reference ID: HA12032 | Last Update: January 1st, 2026
Site Name: Kâmnâp (Pr.) | Khmer: បា្រសាទកំណប់
Other Names: Prasat Komnap, Komnap (Pr.)
Location: Siem Reap Province > Banteay Srei District > Preah Dak Commune > Ta Trai Village
Inventaire Khmer IK: 530.03
MoCFA/EFEO Inventory - CISARK: 751
Monuments Historiques - MH: 747
Inscription Number/s: K. 701 , K. 1295
Tags/Group: 9th Century, Acrama, Angkor, Inscription, MH, pr, Stele, Temples

Kâmnâp (Pr.) Inscription References

K. 701 - Section: A Lines: 54 Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): ixe Ref: 1932, Coedes, IV Etudes cambodgiennes. In: Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 32
K. 701 - Section: B Lines: 54 Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): ixe Ref: 1932, Coedes, IV Etudes cambodgiennes. In: Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 32
K. 701 - Section: C Lines: 54 Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): ixe Ref: 1932, Coedes, IV Etudes cambodgiennes. In: Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 32
K. 701 - Section: D Lines: 54 Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): ixe Ref: 1932, Coedes, IV Etudes cambodgiennes. In: Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 32
K. 1295 - Lines: 1 Script: Chiffres Date (Saka): 1112 Ref:

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