Preah Theat Toch Temple (Banteay Prei Nokor)

Area: Tbong Khmum Province > Ponhea Kraek District > Dountei Commune > Angkor Knong
| Type: Ancient Remains & Temples

Within the walls of Banteay Prei Nokor, 250 m to the southeast of Preah Theat Thom, are the partially standing remains of what was originally a group of three brick temples that opened to the north. Only one brick tower remains and is believed to date to the time of King Bhavavarman I in the 7th Century. It was restored and reinforced in recent times.

The site also carried an inscription that was registered under K. 97 that included 3 lines in Sanskrit on the lintel, 30 lines in Sanskrit on the east doorframe, and 22 lines in Khmer on the west doorframe.

Reaching the site is easy, from within the monastery grounds of Prei Angkor Knoung Sdech Kan (Banteay Prei Nokor) near the reclining Buddha, there is a 200 m or so foot trail heading southeast past a rubber plantation.

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Site Info

Reference ID: HA11451 | Last Update: January 1st, 2026
Site Name: Preah Theat Toch (Pr.) | Khmer: បា្រសាទព្រះធាតុតូច
Other Names: Preah Theat Toch (Pr.), Práḥ Theat Toch., Prah Theat Toch, Preah Theat Tauch,, Prah That Toc (Pr.)
Location: Tbong Khmum Province > Ponhea Kraek District > Dountei Commune > Angkor Knong
Inventaire Khmer IK: 109
MoCFA/EFEO Inventory - CISARK: 150
Monuments Historiques - MH: 149
Inscription Number/s: K. 97
Tags/Group: 1926MH, 7th century, Aymonier, Banteay Prei Nokor, Bhavavarman I, Inscription, Lajonquiere, MH, Parmentier, pr, rc, T4, Temples

Historical Inventories of Preah Theat Toch (Pr.)

1900, E. Aymonier, Le Cambodge, Tome I, pg. 289 (Site Name: Preah Theat Tauch, under Prei Nokor Region: Thbaung Khmum)
1902, E. Lunet de Lajonquière, Inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge, Tome I, pg. 136 (IK #: 109 Site Name: Prah Theat Toch Region: Thbong Khmum, Kompong Cham)
1926, Liste des Monuments Historiques, #: 149 Site: Práḥ Theat Toch. - Three brick shrines, the central one with an inscription. Region: Thbong Khmum
1927, H. Parmentier, L'art khmèr primitif, pg. 207 (Site Name: Prah That Toc (Pr.))

Preah Theat Toch (Pr.) Inscription References

K. 97 - Section: 1 Lines: 3 Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): vie Ref: -
K. 97 - Section: S Lines: 30 Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): vie Ref: -
K. 97 - Section: N Lines: 22 Script: Khmer Date (Saka): vie Ref: -

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