- Area: Siem Reap Province > Angkor Chum District > Kôl Commune > Kôl Village
- | Type: Ancient Remains & Temples
Also known as Rong Damrei Temple and Prasat Ta Kam, it is located to the east of Prasat Kdei Ta Kom Thom (or Kol Temple). It features the partially standing remains of a laterite temple that had an annex building (library) and outer wall with a large basin in the east.
It is noted that it may have lintels of differing styles that may have come from earlier sites (Polkinghome, 2008). Also noting that inscription K. 244 notes a date of 791/792 with K. 245 mentioning a date of 962 (Billard/Eade, 2006). Regardless, what we see today is believed to be a Hospital Chapel constructed, by recycling the masonry of a prior temple, during the reign of Jayavarman VII dating to the 12th – 13th century.
The site was heavily overgrown without easy entry. on our visit in 2021. Revisiting in 2024 the site is cleared again and access is via fallen blocks that provide steps of the southeast corner of the outer enclosure.
Photos – August 2024
Photos June 2021 – The central shrine and library
Inscriptions
- K. 244 – Sanskrit text of :2 lines on one of the jamb of the sanctuary noting Avalokiteshvara – IC III, p. 89
- K. 245 – 35 lines of Khmer door jamb of library – according to Coedes, from the reign of Suryavarman I, requesting the maintenance of these foundations for the benefits of three children. – IC III, p. 90
Map
Site Info
- Reference ID: HA11840 | Last Update: January 1st, 2026
- Site Name: Kdei Ta Kom (Pr.) | Khmer: បា្រសាទក្តីតាគម
- Other Names: Rong Damrei Temple, ប្រាសាទរោងដំរី, Kdei Ta Kom (Pr.), Pr. Ta Ko'm., Prasat Ta Korn, Kdei Ta Kam, Tà Kẩm (Pr.), voir Kděi Ta Kam
- Location: Siem Reap Province > Angkor Chum District > Kôl Commune > Kôl Village
- Inventaire Khmer IK: 683
- MoCFA/EFEO Inventory - CISARK: 557
- Monuments Historiques - MH: 551
- Inscription Number/s: K. 244 , K. 245
- Tags/Group: 12th to 13th century, 1926MH, Ancient Royal Road, Aymonier, Hospital Chapel, Inscription, Kdei Ta Kom group, Lajonquiere, MH, nwgc, Parmentier, pr, Royal Road Angkor Phimai, T24, Temples
Historical Inventories of Kdei Ta Kom (Pr.)
- 1901, E. Aymonier, Le Cambodge, Tome II, pg. 371 (Site Name: Kdei Ta Kam Region: l,Ouest Siem Reap)
- 1911, E. Lunet de Lajonquière, Inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge, Tome III, pg. 330 (IK #: 683 Site Name: Prasat Ta Korn Region: Srok Kralanh, Khet Siemreap)
- 1926, Liste des Monuments Historiques, #: 551 Site: Pr. Ta Ko'm. - Sanctuary in laterite and annex, both bearing an inscription. Region: Siemréap
- 1927, H. Parmentier, L'art khmèr primitif, pg. 138 (Site Name: Tà Kẩm (Pr.), voir Kděi Ta Kam)
Kdei Ta Kom (Pr.) Inscription References
- K. 244 - Lines: 2 Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): 711 Ref: 1951, Coedes, Inscriptions du Cambodge, Volume 3, p. 89
- K. 245 - Section: S Lines: 35 Script: Khmer Date (Saka): xe Ref: 1951, Coedes, Inscriptions du Cambodge, Volume 3, p. 90
